The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been in blackout mode for the third week now, posing a serious threat to nuclear safety. Russia has disconnected the plant from the Ukrainian energy system and is attempting to connect it to its own power grid, which is unprecedented in the history of nuclear energy. This was reported by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andriy Sibiga.
Andriy Sibiga noted that such actions are aimed not only at appropriating the Ukrainian nuclear facility but also violate international nuclear safety standards. These actions by Russia are illegal as they violate Ukrainian licensing and safety standards. He also emphasized that Russia is trying to deceive the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other international organizations, pretending that the problem is not in its actions, but in fact, it is they who attacked and seized the Ukrainian nuclear facility for military purposes.
Overall, it follows from these lines that Russian actions regarding the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant pose a serious threat to nuclear safety and violate international standards in this field.