iaea director general arrives at kursk nuclear power plant for assessment: risks have emerged
2024-08-28
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on august 27, local time, iaea director general grossi arrived in kurchatov, where the kursk nuclear power plant is located, and began to visit the kursk nuclear power plant and kurchatov to assess the situation.
after visiting the kursk nuclear power plant, grossi said: "the risk of a possible nuclear accident has emerged in the kursk oblast." the international atomic energy agency will work with russian agencies to analyze the situation to avoid accidents.
according to the russian news agency ria novosti, grossi said in a statement issued on august 26 that the military operation has led to tensions in the kursk nuclear power plant area, and what he saw with his own eyes during his visit was "extremely important" to him.
he called on all parties to the conflict to abide by the "seven pillars" of nuclear safety related to the kursk nuclear power plant and the "five principles" previously formulated to protect the zaporizhia nuclear power plant, and not to endanger the safety of nuclear facilities under any circumstances.
on august 22, russia informed the international atomic energy agency that the wreckage of a drone was found near the kursk nuclear power plant. the location where the drone fragments were found was about 100 meters away from the nuclear power plant's spent fuel storage facility. grossi said later on the 22nd that he would visit the kursk nuclear power plant in kursk oblast, russia, to assess the situation on site and understand the safety of the nuclear power plant.
currently, russia and ukraine are launching large-scale air strikes against each other. the attacks have caused water and power outages in ukraine and damaged infrastructure in many parts of russia. the ukrainian side said that this is the "largest air strike" launched by russia against ukraine in more than two years since the escalation of the ukrainian crisis in 2022.
editor: dong zhijie
editor: fan yanfei
