IAEA chief raises alarm over strikes at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine

• The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised grave concern about shelling at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

• The largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.
• Location: southeastern Ukraine
• It was built by the Soviet Union near the city of Enerhodar, on the southern shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper river.
• It is operated by Energoatom, who also operate Ukraine's other three nuclear power stations.
• The plant generates nearly half of the country's electricity derived from nuclear power, and more than a fifth of total electricity generated in Ukraine.
• The plant is reportedly controlled by the Russian company Rosatom.
• The plant continues to be operated by Ukrainian staff, under Russian control.

Prelims Take Away

• Location Based Questions
• Dnieper River
• Nuclear Fusion and Fission
• IAEA
• Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant