The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, has recalled that “no attack should be carried out by or against the plant,” “it should not be used as a depot for heavy weapons” and “the food supply should not be threatened.” external power plant.
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, warned the UN Security Council on Monday that the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (Ukraine), under Russian controlcomes “dangerously close” to a nuclear accident after the recent attacks.
“Today we must do everything in our power to minimize the risk of accidents,” Grossi said.
During his speech, Grossi assured that this was the case final attacks They are a “flagrant violation” of the five principles he presented to the Council to prevent a nuclear accident, which is why he has called for their halt.
This is why he reminded that “it shouldn’t be like that not a single attack from or against the center“, “may not be used as a storage facility for heavy weapons or military personnel”, “the external power supply of the plant shall not be compromised”, “all essential structures, systems and components (…) shall be protected against attack or sabotage” and “no measures shall be taken which would these principles.”
“However, over the past ten days, the first of these principles has been repeatedly violated, resulting in an increased risk to nuclear safety at the Zaporizhia power plant,” he added.
Then he reported that the April 7an IAEA team confirmed that the first attacks since November 2022 had been directly against the plant and that although the damage was superficial, it set a “very dangerous precedent”.
Similarly, four other attacks were recorded, with one casualty, and another two involving drones.
Source: EITB
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