UAE mission goes to Zaporozhye NPP
Enerhoatom said on August 27 that periodic fire damaged the station’s infrastructure
UNof the nuclear security agency’s mission by the end of this week of Ukraine will go to the Zaporozhye NPP, which is occupied by Russia in the south. Intensification of fighting in the area where the NPP is located has increased fears of a possible radiation leak.
Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Rafael Grossi On August 29, he wrote on Twitter that “the promise is fulfilled” and a team of UAE experts “departed” for the NPP. Russia shortly after starting the attack on Ukraine at the end of February, seized the NPP.
“of Ukraine and we must protect the security of Europe’s largest nuclear facility. I am proud to lead the mission this week at #ZNPP (Zaporogye NPP-ed.),” – was written in the tweet.
UAE experts will assess the physical damage to the station, determine the functionality of the security systems, look at the working conditions of the staff, and carry out emergency security activities, the agency notes.
In the last few weeks, Kiev and Moscow each other of Ukraine accuses it of rocket attacks on the outskirts of the city located in the southern city of Enerhodar.
Over the weekend, attacks were recorded not only near the station, on the left bank of the Dnieper River, but also on the right bank of the river, which is controlled by Ukraine, including in the cities of Nikopol and Marhanets.
Ukraine’s nuclear power agency Enerhoatom predicted the radiation that could leak from the plant in the event of an accident in a map published on August 28. The wind forecast for August 29 could spread a nuclear cloud over southern Ukraine and southwestern Russia, according to the map.
Judge authorities last week began distributing iodine pills to people living near the Zaporozhye NPP against possible radiation.
The concern is mostly related to the cooling systems of the plant’s nuclear reactors. The systems need electricity, and on August 25, the station was temporarily disconnected from the grid. Officials fire they said that the transmission line was damaged as a result. A problem with the cooling system can cause a nuclear meltdown.
Enerhoatom said on August 27 that periodic fire damaged the station’s infrastructure.
The UAE said on August 28 that the radiation level was normal. According to information, two of the six reactors of the Zaporizhzhya NPP are working, although the full assessment has not been carried out, it is reported that the last shooting damaged the water pipeline, which was later repaired.