The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency urged Russia and Ukraine to set up a “security protection zone” near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as fears have escalated that fighting could trigger a disaster not seen since the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown.
“We are playing with fire, and something very, very catastrophic could take place,” Rafael Grossi, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) head, told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.
Fighting around the plant, which was captured by Russia in March, is “very worrying [and] continues to be very worrying,” Grossi told CNN. “The shelling continues. So, indeed, we are still facing a very grave danger.”…