A different kind of nuclear weapon: Russian abuse of Ukrainian nuclear power plants
Channel: War Studies KCL
Date: 27/10/2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shook the global order. In particular, its capture and occupation of civilian nuclear facilities at Chornobyl and Zaporizhzhia created fears of a new nuclear power plant disaster.

Whilst Russian forces retreated from Chornobyl after less than one month, they have remained at the Zaporizhzhia plant since March, creating an unprecedented situation where Ukrainian staff are operating the plant under the control of Russian military forces.

This New Voices in Global Security seminar with Dr Ross Peel explores the events at the Zaporizhzhia plant since March 2022 and attempt to elucidate the reasons behind them. 

Speakers: 

Chair: Dr Amanda Chisholm, Senior Lecturer in Security Studies and Researcher in Gender and Security at King's College London

Speaker: Dr Ross Peel, Research and Knowledge Transfer Manager in the Department of War Studies and the Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS)at King's College London

Discussant: Professor Tracey German, Professor in Conflict and Security in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London