The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will report this Tuesday on the situation of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, occupied by Russian forces, disconnected since Monday afternoon and which has been a radiological risk for months.
“On Tuesday, Rafael Grossi will publish a report on the situation in terms of security, protection and guarantees in Ukraine, including in particular the findings of his mission to Zaporizhia and will report to the UN Security Council on the mission carried out at the plant. ” , the IAEA tweeted late Monday, referring to its director general.
The site of Europe’s largest power plant has been bombed several times, raising fears of a nuclear disaster. For several weeks, Russians and Ukrainians have been accusing each other of these bombings.
Europe’s largest power plant
After much negotiation, a delegation from the UN agency was able to go last Thursday to the site of this plant, which has six reactors with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts each and which fell into the hands of Russian troops in March, shortly after of the launch. of the invasion of Ukraine.
After an inspection with his team, Rafael Grossi told the press that he found that the “physical integrity” of the plant had been “violated on several occasions.” It is “something that cannot continue to happen,” he added, without naming the person responsible.
The next day, Kyiv said it had attacked a Russian base in Energodar, a town near the plant, from where it accuses Russia of having withdrawn its weapons before its inspection by the UN agency’s delegation.
Most of the IAEA team left the plant on Friday. Of the six experts who remained on site, four left Monday morning and two more are expected to remain there permanently.
Source: BFM TV
