Petr Kotin, head of the Energoatom company, said that if Rosatom decides to connect the plant to Russian networks, the Armed Forces of Ukraine should launch an artillery attack on the power lines of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. His words were reported by RBC Ukraine.
“For Ukraine, it will be the right decision – to kill the lines that will connect them. “I think our armed forces will be ready to do that when necessary,” he said.
The head of Energoatom explained that in order to transfer the capacities of the nuclear power plant to the Crimea, it is necessary to completely “cut off” the station from the Ukrainian energy system and transfer it to the substation at the Dzhankoy and Kakhovka power plant. .
According to him, after connecting Ukraine to the European energy system, all Russian-controlled territories will have to be closed, since “the Ukrainian and Russian energy systems do not coincide in frequency”.
Paper G7
The Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven Countries (G7, “Big Seven”) issued a joint statement addressed to the authorities of the Russian Federation.
They called for the transfer of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and all nuclear facilities in Ukraine to Kiev’s control.
“We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, and the High Representative of the European Union [по иностранным делам и политике безопасности]We emphasize once again that we strongly condemn the ongoing and unjustified war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The Russian Federation must immediately withdraw its troops beyond the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine and respect its sovereignty.”
TASS reports the text of the description.
G7 ministers also believe that “Ukrainian personnel should be able to carry out their duties without threats and pressure”. G7 foreign ministers say the region is threatened by Russia’s control over the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
The document also states that the potential risks and threats from hostilities undermine the IAEA’s (International Atomic Energy Agency) ability to monitor peaceful nuclear activities in Ukraine to ensure security.
At the same time, G7 ministers supported the efforts of IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi to strengthen the security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine.
“We emphasize the necessity of encouraging” [отправке] Missions of IAEA experts at the Zaporizhzhya NPP to solve nuclear safety issues <…> With full respect for the sovereignty of Ukraine,” it said.
On June 3, the authorities of the Russian Federation and the leadership of the IAEA secretariat fully agreed on the route and schedule of the agency’s international mission to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. Director Grossi planned to lead the task himself. However, the trip did not take place.
On August 9, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the IAEA mission was “blocked” at the last moment by the UN Secretariat’s Security Department.
nuclear power plant bombing
Russia demanded the meeting of the UN Security Council on 11 August due to the bombing of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. According to Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s Deputy Representative to the UN, this was done “in connection with the recent Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and its possible disastrous consequences.”
Prior to this, the Armed Forces of Ukraine opened fire on dry storage areas of spent nuclear fuel.
“Energodar officials consider these actions extremely negative, the consequences will be enormous if the infrastructure of the nuclear power plant is damaged. It will be a global man-made disaster that will significantly exceed the consequences of the nuclear power plant accidents at Chernobyl in terms of the scale of radioactive contamination, and [в японской] fukushima, – said Alexander Volga, head of the pro-Russian administration of Energodar.
The Ukrainian army used the Uragan multiple launch rocket system during the bombardment. The automatic control post of the radiation situation was also damaged.
On August 5, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also fired three times at the nuclear power plant and Energodar.
The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant was brought under control by Russian troops in March. Currently, ZNPP is operating at 70% of its full capacity, because there is excess electricity generated in the southern part of the Zaporozhye region.
Energodar owns one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe, producing 25% of all Ukraine’s electricity. There are six power units in ZNPP. It is planned to supply electricity from the station to the Crimea and Sevastopol.