First of all, there's still active fighting in the area around the nuclear power plant. What's the latest going on at the plant right now? And on top of that, in the past month, we've seen this really big rise in shelling. There's reports of workers being mistreated. Ukrainian workers are showing up every day, but the Russian military are really the ones in charge. We know this is a huge nuclear complex that's been held by Russian forces since March. LONSDORF: Well, we're recording this on Wednesday evening here in Ukraine, and I'm in Kyiv after a really long day of driving yesterday.īRUMFIEL: So let's just dive straight into Zaporizhzhia. She and I have been teaming up on this story to cover this. But today, we have Kat Lonsdorf, who's in Ukraine. We'll have that final episode for you soon. And we are going to take a break from the national parks series. I'm a science correspondent who covers all things nuclear for NPR. LONSDORF: We're going to break down what we know so far and what the stakes are for Ukraine and the entire world.īRUMFIEL: You're listening to SHORT WAVE, the daily science podcast from NPR.īRUMFIEL: Hi there. The consequences of such action are far too grave.īRUMFIEL: So today on the show, Kat fills us in from inside Ukraine and the precarious situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and helps us figure out how freaked out we should be about what's going on there. RAFAEL GROSSI: A nuclear power plant can never be a pawn of war.
LONSDORF: The world's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has gotten involved, and they're really worried. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Ukrainian and Western officials have accused Russian forces of using the complex to launch attacks, leaving the Ukrainians unable to respond for fear of causing a disaster. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Tonight, fears of a nuclear catastrophe at Europe's largest nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, are intensifying.īRUMFIEL: There have been repeated strikes against the plant, and both sides are blaming each other for the shelling. It's Geoff Brumfiel.īRUMFIEL: And for the past month or so, we've been watching things get increasingly dicey at Europe's largest nuclear plant. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: You're listening to SHORT WAVE from NPR.
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