The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced the next shipment this Monday. task of inspecting two nuclear facilities Ukraine At the request of the Kyiv authorities.
The dispatch of investigators is related to Russia’s accusations that Ukraine may do. use “dirty bomb”“, Something rejected by Kyiv. The UN nuclear agency also has no indication of any diversion of nuclear material or of Ukraine’s unreported activities.
“The IAEA is ready to visit these places in the coming days,” the UN nuclear agency said in a statement.
“The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is aware of the statements made by the Russian Federation on Sunday regarding its alleged operation at two nuclear facilities in Ukraine,” the UN agency responsible for ensuring nuclear safety said.
Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi, director general of the agency, these two facilities are under the protections (controls) of the “IAEA.‘ and international inspectors visited their facilities frequently.
Verification tasks
The IAEA received a request from Ukraine on Monday for investigators to travel to these two facilities to perform verification duties in what appears to be a show of transparency from Kiev in the face of Russia’s accusations.
“The IAEA inspected one of these sites a month ago, and all our findings were consistent with Ukraine’s safety statements,” Grossi said. said. “No undeclared nuclear activity or material was found there”added.
The Russian government has denounced the possibility of using a “dirty bomb” on Ukraine’s own soil, accusing Russia of using weapons of mass destruction and getting a harsh reaction from the West, which Kiev denied and Paris, Washington and London denied. It was considered “an excuse to escalate Russian military tensions”.
The “dirty bomb”, once detonated, emits radioactive elements in the atmosphere and on the ground.