U.N. chief makes dire warning about nuclear power plant in Ukraine
As Europe's largest nuclear power plant becomes the center of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, prompting fears of catastrophe, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for its urgent demilitarization.
"We must tell it like it is — any potential damage to Zaporizhzhia is suicide," Guterres said.
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- As Europe's largest nuclear power plant becomes the center of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, prompting fears of catastrophe, UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday, called for it's urgent demilitarization.
ANTÓNIO GUTERRES: And we must tell it as it is, any potential damage to Zaporizhzhia is suicide.
- Russia has said it could shut down the facility, a move Kyiv warns would increase the risk of a nuclear catastrophe. Shutting down a nuclear power plant is a complicated operation that requires halting nuclear chain reactions while protecting fuel from heating up and causing a meltdown.
