News of a fire on the site of a nuclear power plant in a city under siege is clearly cause for concern. The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said that military activity at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is the largest in Europe, could “directly threaten the safety of all of Europe”. For the moment, however, experts are continuing to reassure the world that while the situation is serious, there is no immediate reason to panic.
“On 4 March 2022 the military forces of the Russian Federation committed shelling on the Zaporizhzhia NPP site, as a result of which a fire broke out,” confirmed Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate. “The fire was extinguished” and the site “seized by the military forces of the Russian Federation”. The nuclear power station appears to be operating safely with staff in place.
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