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    Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor damaged following drone attack, raising questions on nuclear security

    Posted 09 Apr 2024

    2 min read

    • Zaporizhzhia, the largest nuclear plant in Europe, is located in southeast Ukraine, on the banks of the Dnipro or Dnieper river (drains into the Black Sea). 
      • It is currently under the control of the Russian forces.
    • Nuclear security is the prevention of, detection of, and response to, criminal or intentional unauthorized acts involving or directed at nuclear material, other radioactive material, or associated facilities.
      • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) highlighted ‘seven indispensable pillars of nuclear safety and security’ (See box).

     

     

    • International regulations for Nuclear Security: 
      • 1979 Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities (CPPNM)
      • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
      • 2005 International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT)

     

    • Five elements of India’s Nuclear Security: 
      • Governance: Atomic Energy Act 1962, Rules on Safe Disposal of Radioactive Waste (1987) and Radiation Protection (2004).
      • Institutions: Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
      • Nuclear Security Practice & Culture: National Design Basis Threat Document, Central Industrial Security Force etc.
      • Technology: Closed fuel cycle with ‘reprocess to reuse’ of plutonium.
      • International cooperation: Party to all 13 anti-terrorism conventions including CPPNM and ICSANT.
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    • Ukraine
    • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
    • Nuclear Security
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