Occupiers may prevent IAEA from entering Zaporizhzhia NPP to assess damage
To the proposal of the Director General of the IAEA, Raphael Grossi, to conduct an assessment of the damage at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, the russian invaders replied that they could limit the access of observers to certain objects
Reuters, Energoatom, report this.
In particular, on the proposal of the IAEA Director General, Raphael Grossi, to conduct an assessment of the damage at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, the adviser to the Director General of "Rosenergoatom," Renat Karchaa, said in a comment to russian media: "If they want to check an object that has nothing to do with nuclear safety, access will be denied."
At the same time, "Energoatom" notes that russia is trying to blame Ukraine for the shelling: "Just when the occupiers themselves and their henchmen do not allow the experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect the destruction, thus hiding the evidence of their crimes."
Citing information provided by the management of the ZNPP, the IAEA team at the scene reported that the damaged infrastructure includes a building for storing radioactive waste, cooling water systems, a cable to one of the reactors, a bridge to another reactor, and auxiliary buildings.
Zaporizhzhia NPP supplied approximately one-fifth of Ukraine's electricity.
Six VVER-1000 V-320 reactors of Soviet design with water cooling and a water moderator containing uranium 235 are installed there.
The reactors are shut down, but there is a risk of the nuclear fuel overheating in the event of a shutdown of electricity to the cooling systems. As a result of the shelling, power lines were repeatedly cut.
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On the morning of November 20, IAEA experts reported that more than 10 explosions in the vicinity of the Zaporizhzhia NPP — several buildings on the site of the plant were damaged.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called the enemy shelling of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZAEP) on November 19 and 20 one of the most intense.
