The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) noted on January 13, 2023, that the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi would visit Ukraine next week in order to ensure the permanent presence of nuclear security experts at all nuclear power plants in Ukraine.
Source: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
“The Director General will travel to the South Ukraine and Rivne Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) as well as to the Chernobyl site to launch the missions consisting of two IAEA experts at each of the facilities,” said the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The IAEA already has a permanent presence of up to four experts at Ukraine’s largest Zaporizhzhia NPP, which is currently occupied by Russian troops. In the coming days, a team of two experts will be stationed at the Khmelnytskyi NPP.
“Our nuclear safety and security experts will monitor the situation at the plants, assess their equipment and other needs, provide technical support and advice, and report their findings to IAEA headquarters,” added Rafael Grossi.
In total, the IAEA will have about 11-12 experts permanently present in Ukraine.
In Kyiv, the Director General of the IAEA will also meet with senior officials of the Ukrainian government to discuss the creation of a nuclear and physical nuclear safety zone around the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
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