Energy
UAE Restores Power to Drone-Hit Nuclear Plant, Watchdog Says
The Barakah nuclear power plant.
Photographer: Arun Girija/Emirates News Agency/AP Photo
The United Arab Emirates restored power to a atomic reactor after a drone strike over the weekend damaged part of the facility, easing safety concerns over the Middle East’s biggest nuclear plant.
“The reactor no longer needs emergency diesel generators for power,” the International Atomic Energy Agency said late Monday in a statement, reiterating that nuclear facilities “must never be targeted by military activity.”