Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi announced on September 12, 2022, the start of consultations on the creation of a nuclear safety zone at the largest nuclear facility in Europe, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Source: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi
The agency clarifies that yesterday it was possible to restore the backup power line, which allowed the operator to stop the last operating reactor of the ZNPP.
“Despite this damage, plant operators and engineers have been able to restore one of the reserve power lines, in very challenging circumstances, to provide the ZNPP with badly-needed external electricity. However, I remain gravely concerned about the situation at the plant, which remains in danger as long as any shelling continues. To address this serious situation, consultations have begun on the urgent need to establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP),” said Rafael Grossi.
The day before, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine predicted that Russian occupiers are expected to fire at the ZNPP again soon.
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