Grossi’s warning about a nuclear accident at the Zaporozhye power plant

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Novosti” news agency, Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency last night, Monday, at the meeting of the UN Security Council, confirmed that the recent attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant are one of the basic principles of protecting this facility, which was formulated a year ago. violated He explained: “Over the past 10 days, the first of these principles has been repeatedly violated, which indicates a serious increase in the risk of maintaining nuclear and physical safety at the Zaporizhia power plant. We are talking about the absolute prohibition of any attack on this power plant, its reactors and its personnel.”

Grossi also mentioned other approved principles, including the inadmissibility of using From the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant as a warehouse for storing heavy weapons or deploying military forces and the need to protect all external power lines and strictly comply with all of the above. He also emphasized: What is happening now is a serious threat to the safety of the nuclear power plant, so all efforts must be made to prevent the occurrence of nuclear threats. According to him, the International Atomic Energy Agency has helped in this regard so far and will help maintain communication channels in this matter.

The danger of a nuclear accident Because of the attacks on the Zaporozhye power plant, it is completely real

Rafael Grossi emphasized in his speech that the UN Security Council should do all it can to reduce the risk of accidents. dangerous to do in Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. The head of the agency added: “We were dangerously close to a nuclear disaster last week. And you must do everything possible today to minimize the risk of accidents.” Sard welcomed and reminded that the agency recommends taking such measures, because it improves the overall safety of the site, but this action does not completely eliminate the risk of a nuclear accident.

Grossi also announced his plans to travel to Russia and Ukraine after the meeting of the Security Council and added that the International Atomic Energy Agency intends to invite Russia and Ukraine to evaluate the technical status of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

He pointed out that the agency is obliged to maintain communication channels with both sides, adding that an exact date for his trip to Moscow and Kiev has not yet been set. .

The head of the agency continued that he is satisfied with the number of experts stationed at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. And he explained: We have a team of four to five people there, sometimes more, sometimes less, and this situation is satisfactory. He added that on April 16, the 18th rotation of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant will take place since September 1, 2022, when he first visited the facility. The previous rotation of the agency’s mission group observers took place on March 12 and included four observers from Canada, Spain, South Korea and Slovakia.

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