that s barely over 300 feet. the international atomic energy agency warning this heightens the risk of a potential nuclear accident. radioactivity levels are within normal range right now, but that could change at any moment and thousands of residents living in the shadow of this plant are all too aware of the dangers as city authorities are now handing out iodine pills in case of a nuclear disaster. cnn s sam kiley has the latest from zaporizhzhia in ukraine. reporter: jim, the ukrainian authorities remain deeply concerned about what might happen at the zaporizhzhia power plant. for the first time now issuing iodine tablets to the population here in zaporizhzhia. we re only about 20 miles from that nuclear power station. of course iodine being given out as a potential pro-phylacticrop. this boils down to the problem that the nuclear power station is on the frontline being used as a firebase by the russians. the russians claim the ukrainians are shooting back at it. there s
that s barely over 300 feet. the international atomic energy agency warning this heightens the risk of a potential nuclear accident. radioactivity levels are within normal range right now, but that could change at any moment and thousands of residents living in the shadow of this plant are all too aware of the dangers as city authorities are now handing out iodine pills in case of a nuclear disaster. cnn s sam kiley has the latest from zaporizhzhia in ukraine. reporter: jim, the ukrainian authorities remain deeply concerned about what might happen at the zaporizhzhia power plant. for the first time now issuing iodine tablets to the population here in zaporizhzhia. we re only about 20 miles from that nuclear power station. of course iodine being given out as a potential pro-phylacticrop. this boils down to the problem that the nuclear power station is on the frontline being used as a firebase by the russians.