iaea says will step up protection assistance for ukrainian energy facilities
2024-09-04
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xinhua news agency, vienna, september 3 (reporter liu xinyu) the international atomic energy agency issued a statement on the 3rd saying that the international atomic energy agency will expand its assistance to ukraine's nuclear security and take more proactive measures to protect important energy infrastructure in ukraine.
the statement said that after meeting with ukrainian president zelensky in the ukrainian capital of kiev, iaea director general grossi said that the recent missile attacks on energy infrastructure in ukraine have caused the disconnection of multiple nuclear reactors from the power grid, and also led to the instability of ukraine's national power grid, posing a risk to the nuclear safety of nuclear power plants in ukraine. the iaea will soon send a team of experts to some of the damaged substations in ukraine to assess the situation on site and report to the agency to study possible follow-up actions.
grossi stressed that the safe operation of nuclear power plants depends on a stable connection to the power grid, which is becoming increasingly fragile. the iaea will continue to work to ensure nuclear safety and prevent nuclear accidents.
grossi will visit the zaporizhia nuclear power plant later this week to assess the situation.
