IAEA adopts resolution demanding Russia withdraw from Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference has adopted a resolution on the immediate return of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant under Ukraine's full control, the Energy Ministry reported.

Sixty-nine countries supported the resolution, proposed by Canada, Finland, and Costa Rica, during the Conference's 67th session.

The document calls on Russia to immediately withdraw all military and other unauthorized personnel from the plant's territory to ensure its safe and secure operation in order for the IAEA to implement effective and efficient safety safeguards in accordance with Ukraine's Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and Additional

We are grateful to each country for their vote in support of compliance with the guarantees of nuclear and radiation safety. Acceptance of Ukraine to the IAEA's Board of Governors, as well as the adoption of a resolution calling for the return of the Zaporizhzhia plant to the control of Ukraine, is proof that the civilized world is with us, said Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, located in Enerhodar, has been under Russian control since the initial phase of its full-scale war in 2022.

Russian forces have used the nuclear power plant as a military base to launch attacks against Ukrainian territory.