Energoatom
The August 2022 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference ended with no agreement over a dispute over the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which was occupied by Russia in its war of aggression against Ukraine.
The final document of the month-long review conference of the treaty, a cornerstone of nuclear arms control that commits its five nuclear-arms-bearing members to disarmament, was blocked by Russia.
The safety of the six units of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which lies on an active frontline, has been a source of ongoing concern since Russia took control of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant shortly after invading Ukraine in February 2022.
In late 2022, as part of diplomatic efforts to protect the plant, a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) surveyed the plant and reported the current status of concern.
Concerns about the vulnerability of the Soviet-built plant - the 10th largest in the world - stem in particular from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, although safety experts say the worst-case scenario, more akin to the Fukushima accident in Japan, would have less impact.
Nuclear facilities are strategically important and have historically been vulnerable to attacks due to their potential to increase public concern about possible radiation.
The International Red Cross emphasizes the need to protect nuclear facilities used for peaceful purposes from armed attacks.
