Director General of the UN’s nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi visited the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine’s south on Feb. 7 to check the status of the plant’s cooling systems and assess whether it can operate with a reduced staff. The nuclear plant, the largest in Europe, has been under Russian occupation since March 2022. While its six reactors are currently in shutdown mode, the plant’s proximity to the front puts it at high risk of being hit by shelling. “On my 4th visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, assessed observance of IAEA’s 5 principles for protec…