A senior Russian official announced on Monday (29/8) that Moscow welcomes the imminent mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
As reported by the Russian news agency TASS, Mikhail Ulyanov, the permanent representative of Russia to the IAEA, pointed out that the Moscow contributed significantly to the realization of this visit.
For his part, the Russian-appointed head of the Ukrainian province where Mr nuclear power plant stated that the authorities will guarantee the safety of this mission.
Yevgeny Balitsky commented that he has not been informed about the details of the IAEA visit.
In an interview on state television, cited by the TASS news agency, Balitsky said he did not expect any significant results from the visit, while accusing the IAEA of being “in the pocket of the US.”
“Regarding the arrival of the IAEA, I do not expect significant results. We understand that the Americans have all the European institutions in their pocket and that to a large extent they operate exclusively with American interests in mind. But no matter what, we will guarantee the safety of the mission,” he said according to the Athens News Agency.
Inspectors will visit the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant this week
The IAEA announced today that its inspectors will visit the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant this week.
The Zaporizhia plant, home to six of Ukraine’s fifteen nuclear reactors, was seized by Russian troops in early March, a few days after the invasion began on February 24, and is located a short distance from the front line in the southern part of country.
Kyiv and Moscow blame each other for shelling in the area of the nuclear power plant, near the town of Enerhodar, on the Dnieper River, which endangers the facility.
The IAEA said its inspectors will examine the damage done to the nuclear plant, assess the working conditions of the staff – who are Ukrainians – and “examine the functionality of safety and security systems”. They will also “engage in emergency security activities,” a reference to the control of nuclear material.
Kouleba: The IAEA mission to Zaporizhia will be the most difficult in the organization’s history
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) mission to Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant will be the agency’s “most difficult in history” because of fighting nearby, Ukraine’s foreign minister said today. Dmitry Kuleba.
“This mission will be the most difficult in the history of the IAEA because of Russia’s military activity there, but also because of the obvious way Russia is trying to legitimize its presence there,” Kuleba noted during a visit to Stockholm.
“We expect clear statements from the mission about the violation of all nuclear safety protocols,” Kuleba also underlined during a press conference he gave with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.
The Ukrainian foreign minister reiterated Kiev’s demand that the Russian military leave the area, accusing Moscow of “putting Ukraine and the entire world at risk of a nuclear accident.”
“Russia must go. And the IAEA and other countries must force them to leave,” Kouleba stressed.
The IAEA mission is expected to arrive at the nuclear plant later this week, according to Grossi.
The Group of Seven (G7) countries, which are “extremely concerned” about the risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhia station, earlier today called for guarantees of “full freedom” of access for its personnel IAEA to him.
Source: News Beast
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