Russia Claims Ukraine's Military Is Targeting The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant 's Coolant Systems And Nuclear Waste Storage Site

This aerial view shows the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant located in the steppe zone on the shore of the Kakhovsky reservoir in the city of Energodar, Zaporozhye region, Ukraine. © Sputnik / Konstantin Mihalchevskiy  

RT: Ukraine bombs nuclear waste storage site – official  

Rockets also targeted the cooling systems of the facility  

Ukrainian artillery has fired multiple rockets directly at the coolant systems and nuclear waste storage site inside the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in Energodar, local government administration member Vladimir Rogov told Russian media on Tuesday. 

He warned that a successful strike may result in a radiation release equivalent to a “dirty bomb.” “One of the guided missiles hit just ten meters” from the barrels with spent nuclear fuel,” Rogov told Soloviev Live. “Others hit a bit farther away, 50 to 200 meters.” 

Since the storage site is out in the open, any hit will result in the release of nuclear waste ranging from dozens to hundreds of kilograms and contamination of the area, the official explained. “In plain language, that would be like a dirty bomb,” said Rogov.  

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Update #1: UPDATES: Zaporozhye NPP Reactor Protected, to Be Intact Even If Plane Crashes There - Authorities (Sputnik)  

Update #2: Containers with nuclear waste at Zaporozhye NPP shelled by Ukrainian troops — authorities (TASS)  

WNU Editor: In a conversation held today between French President Macron and Ukraine President Zelensky, Macron called for an IAEA mission to the Zaporozhye nuclear plant to assess the situation .... French, Ukrainian Leaders Discuss Nuclear Crisis; Zelenskiy Alleges Russian 'Nuclear Terrorism' (RFE). More here .... France's Macron: underlined to Ukraine's Zelenskiy concerns over nuclear risks (Reuters).