UN Atomic Agency Confirms ‘No Impact’ on Safety After Ukraine Nuclear Plant Fire

As Ukraine and Russia blamed one another for a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the U.N. agency that monitors nuclear energy said that “no impact” on safety was reported. In a statement late on Sunday evening, the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) wrote on social media that its experts “witnessed strong dark smoke coming from the ZNPP’s northern area following multiple explosions heard in the evening,” referring to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Its “team was told by ZNPP of an alleged drone attack today on one of the cooling towers located at the site,” the IAEA added. “No impact has been reported for nuclear safety.”...