Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there has been no rotation of technical personnel at the Chernobyl nuclear plant since March 21, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Friday.
According to an IAEA statement, Ukraine also did not know when the next rotation could take place.
Ukraine’s regulatory authority told the IAEA on Thursday that Russian bombing of checkpoints in the nearby town of Slavutych, where many employees at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant live, “prevented them from traveling to and from the plant.” , said the statement.
The current team that arrived at the factory from March 20-21 replaced personnel that had been there since Russian forces took control of the site on February 24, the IAEA said.
On Friday, Ukraine’s State Agency for the Management of the Exclusion Zone “provided additional detailed technical information about the Central Analytical Laboratory in the city of Chernobyl, which earlier this week said was ‘”invaded by looters,” the statement said. IAEA.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that “in recent weeks he has expressed deep concern about the difficult situation faced by the team operating the Ukrainian nuclear facilities where the Russian military is present. He emphasized that its ability to carry out its important tasks without undue pressure” is critical to maintaining nuclear safety.
Source: CNN Brasil
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