Russian nuclear plant at risk as war with Ukraine rages, UN watchdog warns

IAEA head Rafael Grossi says Kursk nuclear plant’s proximity to the fighting is ‘extremely serious’.

A nuclear plant located in western Russia where fighting is raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces is vulnerable to a serious accident because it lacks a protective dome that could shield it from missiles, drones and artillery, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog says.

Rafael Grossi, director general at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Tuesday visited…