According to the report of UK Ministry of Defense on August 25, 2022, Russian military continues to be on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), and in this connection there remain three main risks to the operation of the ZNPP.
Source: UK Ministry of Defense
“On 21 August 2022, imagery indicated that Russia maintained an enhanced military presence at the site, with armored personnel carriers deployed within 60 meters of reactor number five.”
Russian military may have tried to hide the equipment by parking under pipes and archways.
“Russia is probably prepared to exploit any Ukrainian military activity near ZNPP for propaganda purposes. While Russia maintains the military occupation of ZNPP, the principal risks to reactor operations are likely to remain disruption to the reactors’ cooling systems, damage to its backup power supply, or errors by workers operating under pressure.”
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 25 August 2022
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On August 23, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, in a conversation with the head of the Foreign Ministry of France, confirmed the consent of the Russian Federation to the IAEA mission at the ZNPP.
The IAEA hopes that the mission to the ZNPP can take place in the next few days.
See also: The risk of a nuclear conflict its the highest in decades, – UN Secretary-General
