Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) knowledgeableHe said the backup transmission line to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant was damaged and disconnected from the bombing on 29 December. This is stated in a statement posted on the IAEA website on Friday.
“The backup 330 kV transmission line to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was cut late last night due to damage caused by the bombardment.
The IAEA team added that the extent of the damage is not yet clear, but work has begun to repair the line.
Grossi noted that “continuing consultations with Ukraine and Russia on harmonization and speedy implementation. [плана создания] Nuclear safety and protection zones around the ZNPP”.
In response, the IAEA experts at the ZNPP stated: To listen Explosions on 30 December near the station. As stated in the agency’s statement, these explosions came “apparently at a distance of several hundred meters” from the object in the “water channel area” connecting the nearby Zaporozhye thermal power plant to the Dnieper. River.
At the same time, the IAEA was informed that they had not recorded the bombardment of the ZNPP site since November.
On December 23, the agency said its plan to create a safety zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant would help prevent a nuclear accident.
The plan will help prevent a nuclear accident by stopping firing around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. While the station itself has been relatively quiet in recent weeks after heavy bombardment about a month ago, distinctive sounds of military action can still be heard near the facility, indicating continued nuclear security risks at the IAEA.
Grossi later announced the encouragement of diplomatic efforts aimed at creating a security zone around the ZNPP.
“Diplomatic efforts to create a nuclear safety zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Ukraine are progressing, which is necessary for the agreement and speedy implementation of such an important measure,” he said.
According to him, the situation at the plant site remains “extremely unstable and potentially dangerous”, as the nuclear power plant is “located on an “active front line” and thus a “protective zone”. [вокруг станции] It’s still sorely needed.”
In addition, the IAEA is ready to deploy permanent nuclear safety experts at all Ukrainian nuclear power plants and in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant area.
“The IAEA is preparing for the permanent mission deployment at the Chernobyl site, where Khmelnitsky, Rivne and Southern Ukraine nuclear power plants, as well as IAEA Director-General Grossi, agreed with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal last week,” the agency said. on December 23.
Agency expert missions are expected to assist facility personnel in “maintaining a high level of nuclear safety.”
Zaporozhye NPP is located in Energodar and has a capacity of about 6 GW. This is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. The facility was taken under control by Russian forces at the end of February. Grossi has repeatedly mentioned the need to create a security zone around the ZNPP.
In September, the IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution calling on Russia to withdraw its forces from the ZNPP area. On 17 November, the IAEA adopted a new resolution regarding the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, calling on the Russian Federation to “immediately relinquish unfounded claims regarding the ownership of this facility”. TASS.
Source: Gazeta
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