Ukraine warns of hydrogen, radioactive leaks at Zaporizhzhia plant

Ukraine’s nuclear agency warned there’s a risk of hydrogen and radioactive leaks at the Zaporizhzhia plant after suffering shelling damage, Reuters reports.Why it matters: Both Ukraine and Russia have been warning that continued shelling could cause a radioactive disaster at the plant, which is the largest nuclear power station in Europe.Driving the news: “As a result of periodic shelling, the infrastructure of the power plant has been damaged, there are risks of hydrogen leakage and sputtering of radioactive substances, and the fire hazard is high,” the agency Energoatom said in a statement, per Reuters.Energoatom said it thought Russia, which is currently in control of the power plant, was planning a “large-scale provocation” at the site.The agency accused Russia of shelling the plant Friday, per the New York Times.Russia, meanwhile, said Ukraine had started at a “provocation”…

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