Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), met with senior Russian officials in Istanbul this Wednesday. To discuss a possible inspection of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, It has been occupied by Russia since last March and has suffered bombings that threaten to cause a nuclear disaster.
“Significant technical discussions in Istanbul about an IAEA mission close to Ukraine’s nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia”The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced on the social network Twitter.
The message is accompanied by a photo showing Grossi and two other senior IAEA officials meeting with a company.Russian delegation headed by Alexei Lijachov, chairman of the Russian state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom.
Director General of the IAEA He has been warning for months about the risk posed by Russia’s occupation of the Zaporizhia factory, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant with six reactors.
Situation aggravated by recent shelling around the facility, Russia and Ukraine blame each other.
In a statement last night, the IAEA assured that Ukraine had informed it. The explosions recorded last weekend caused “additional damage” around the facility.
Grossi warns again “serious nuclear safety and security risks facing the facility” and highlighted the urgent need for a group of IAEA experts to visit the facility as soon as possible.
“These events illustrate why the IAEA should be able to send a mission to the Zaporizhia NPP very soon. I continue to consult very actively and intensively with all parties for the fulfillment of this vital mission of the IAEA. It can happen without further delay.”
Russia also confirmed this. Shares the IAEA’s intention to undertake such a task in the near futureas soon as the military situation on the ground allows.
This is an explanation Rosatom underlined the primary task of ensuring the security of nuclear facilities in Russia. Ukraine as a result of attacks on the Zaporizhia plant by Ukrainian armed groups.
Also, he speaks in the note Alleged acts of sabotage against the Russian nuclear power plant in Kursk, pIt is about 150 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
In this sense, Stressed the safety of nuclear facilitieswherever they are, it has always been and remains an absolute priority for Russia.