US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Friday that the reactors at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant “are protected by robust containment structures and the reactors are being shut down safely.”
Granholm said on social media that he had just spoken with Ukraine’s energy minister about the situation at the plant, where a fire broke out during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
“We didn’t see high radiation readings near the facility,” Granholm said.
The Ukrainian regulator informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there was no reported change in radiation levels at the site.
According to Ukrainian authorities, a training building outside the plant’s perimeter was hit. The director of Zaporizhzhia told Ukraine 24 television that radiation safety had been established at the site.
Spokesperson Andrii Tuz said the plant did not sustain any critical damage, although only one power generation unit out of six is operating. He further stated that at least one power generating unit at the nuclear power plant was hit during the conflict.
“A lot of technical equipment was hit,” the spokesperson explained to CNN. Tuz also communicated that Ukrainian troops are in control of Zaporizhzhia.
(*With information from CNN)
Source: CNN Brasil
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