Internal components of cooling tower of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant seriously damaged: IAEA

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Internal components of cooling tower of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant seriously damaged: IAEA

2024-08-14 17:33 Last Updated At：21:57

The internal components of the fire-stroke cooling tower at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) were seriously damaged, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Tuesday.

Grossi made the statement after a staff member of the nuclear power plant took pictures of the damage situation in the cooling tower from the water nozzle distribution level, about 10 meters high from ground.

The IAEA said on the same day that its team at the ZNPP reviewed the evidence provided to them, with Grossi saying that the evidence had strengthened the agency's conclusion that the fire in the cooling tower did not start from the bottom.

The IAEA team had also requested access to another cooling tower at the nuclear power plant to view its internal structure, but due to air raid sirens, they were escorted back to a safe location.

According to Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, the cooling tower of the ZNPP was attacked by the Ukrainian forces, resulting in the tower catching fire on Sunday evening local time.

However, the Ukrainian side said on Sunday that Russia set fire to the nuclear power plant, and Russia should be held accountable for this.

Currently, the radiation levels at the nuclear power plant remain within normal limits.

The ZNPP is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and includes six power units with a total capacity of six gigawatts.

US stocks nosedive on escalating trade tensions

2025-04-05 00:51 Last Updated At：02:17

U.S. stocks plunged again during Friday's morning session as investors braced for escalating trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs.

As of 10:15 Eastern Time (14:15 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dropped 1,286.43 points, or 3.17 percent, to 39,259.50. The S and P 500 fell 201.77 points, or 3.74 percent, to 5,194.75, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 645.31 points, or 3.9 percent, to 15,905.30.

Markets also suffered sharp losses on Thursday, with the Dow, S and P 500, and Nasdaq falling 3.98 percent, 4.84 percent, and 5.97 percent, respectively.

According to U.S. media reports on Friday, the combined market value of the seven major U.S. tech stocks dropped by approximately 1.03 trillion U.S. dollars during Thursday's trading session.

According to a CNBC report, following China's countermeasures against Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs, investors are concerned that a potential trade war could push the global economy into recession -- a key factor behind the sharp decline in the U.S. stock market at the opening.