IAEA chief says ban on access of Ukrainian personnel to ZNPP does not threaten safety
Kyiv • UNN
The head of the IAEA said that the ban on Ukrainian personnel access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant seized by Russia does not pose a direct security threat.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said that the restriction of access of Ukrainian personnel to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant seized by Russia does not pose a direct threat to security. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN .
The situation is not sustainable in the long term. At the same time, under the current conditions, when the station is shut down, the staff there can do their job,
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When asked if there were any security issues related to the personnel who were banned from the station, he replied: "Not directly".
Although some Ukrainian workers are currently working alongside Russians to operate the power plant, some Ukrainians have been banned from the plant because they refuse to sign new Russian contracts.
Grossi estimated the number of such workers at about 100. Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko called this "another Russian lie" and said that the real number is 380, adding that the lack of personnel means moving "toward a nuclear accident.
This question is somewhat subjective,
Last week, the IAEA Board of Governors voted to demand that Russia withdraw from the power plant and return it to the control of the Ukrainian authorities.
Recall
On Wednesday, March 6, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi to discuss the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and other global non-proliferation challenges.
