He has stated on multiple occasions that LEGO was his favourite toy as a child. He was raised in the Peckwater Estate, off Leighton Road in Kentish Town. Peter Grant was born at the University College Hospital, London, to Richard 'Lord' Grant and his wife Rose, a Fula, from Sierra Leone, circa 1987. He has been described as a " cheeky bugger". Though his decisions may be occasionally rash, they are always well-intended and he has an earnest desire to protect innocents. He is curious and innovative, but very easily distracted, sometimes by magical vestigia, more frequently by beautiful women. There are "increasingly tense, stressful and challenging conditions for personnel and their families," he said.Peter has a very positive albeit slightly wry outlook on life. Rafael Grossi, director general of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, has made a number of interventions for the plant's safety, and the tone of his latest statement implies some growing anxiety.Īs well as urgently warning of a "severe nuclear accident", he explained his staff - who have been reduced to a third - "are continuing to hear shelling on a regular basis." He ordered the evacuation of 18 settlements in the area to the Azov Sea coast, 120 miles away - which Ukrainian officials say is already under way.Ĭomplicating matters further is a dam in Southern Ukraine which could be overwhelmed by record high water levels and flood the power cable for the plant's pumping stations, a Russian official said. With the region expected to feature in Ukraine's counteroffensive, Russian-installed governor Yevgeny Balitsky said Kyiv had intensified attacks on the area in the past several days. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of near-constant shelling near by.
Regular shelling near the facility ensued, with power outages, damage to a radioactive waste storage building and reports of landmine explosions near the perimeter fence, according to the National Energy Agency.Įnergoatom, the operator, and the UN's nuclear watchdog have issued warnings over the past year, and its six reactors were shut down as a safety precaution last month.īut concerns haven't stopped Russian soldiers from setting up defensive sandbag positions on top of the reactor buildings, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's biggest, found itself at the frontline from the start of the Russian invasion.īy early March last year, it was under occupation and Moscow currently controls around 80% of the region. Here we lay out how the facility has featured in the war and the latest military movements around it. Earlier we reported how the UN's nuclear watchdog was "extremely concerned" about the threat to nuclear safety at the power plant.
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