IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert ‘catastrophe’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Tuesday that he had established five basic rules to avoid a nuclear catastrophe at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and that he would publicly report any violations.

Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the IAEA., briefed the UN Security Council on the rules, which are largely based on safety principles the agency established a year ago. The requirements are fairly straightforward — the first stipulates that “there should be no attack of any kind from or against the plant”.