The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has put its emergency centre in full 24/7 response mode after a fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility early on Friday morning as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered the ninth day.
The power plant, Europe’s largest nuclear facility, has six total reactors. At least one reactor, which was under renovation and non-operational, was on fire and contained nuclear fuel, according to a plant spokesperson. But the fire was put out within hours.
