Ukraine’s Surging Nuclear Risk Triggers Emergency IAEA Session

Ukraine faces serious new nuclear-safety risks as a result of Russian strikes aimed at degrading its power grid, depriving the nation’s three operating atomic plants of stable electricity feeds.

Diplomats convened an emergency session of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna to discuss the impact of Kremlin attacks against the critical infrastructure needed to keep Ukrainian reactors online. Months of strikes have not only left millions of people to endure winter without steady lighting and heat, they’ve also elevated the potential for a nuclear accident.