The IAEA will create expert missions at all Ukrainian nuclear plants to reduce the risk of accidents in the event of a full-scale Russian war against Ukraine. This was stated by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi.
During a visit to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Tuesday, January 17, the director general of the agency, Raphael Grossi, said: “Today is a very important day for the IAEA. This is a very important day for Ukraine and for Chernobyl. We have launched a permanent IAEA mission here at this important site, and as you have just seen, we have raised the IAEA flag and are embarking on a comprehensive program to assist in the safety and security of the facility," the agency's director general said Tuesday.
"It is very important to see that Chernobyl has returned to normal operation a year after the occupation of the station, and the post-occupation phase has passed successfully. Most of the station's functions have been restored and are now more or less back to normal. Now we move on to the next stage. This is a very important moment, we have a lot of work ahead of us," Grossi added.
During his visit to Ukraine, Grossi is currently visiting other nuclear power plants and plans to station IAEA personnel there. The task of experts, among other things, is to deepen technical awareness in order to prevent nuclear accidents, to monitor nuclear safety systems.
The IAEA already has a permanent presence at Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, which is under the control of Russian forces. Now the agency plans to create such missions from the presence of the IAEA at the other four nuclear facilities. As part of this program, at least 11 IAEA employees are expected to work in Ukraine.
As "Voice of America" reported , in December the IAEA mission visited the Rivne nuclear power plant to help prevent the danger of a nuclear accident during the war.
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