(3 Sep 2024)
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Kyiv, Ukraine – 3 September 2024
1. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi greeting Ukrainian Minister of Energy Herman Halushchenko, walking to car with IAEA staff
2. Car driving away
STORYLINE:
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog held talks with senior officials Tuesday in Ukraine over safety concerns for Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, where attacks were recently reported nearby.
Grossi, who is traveling with a team of IAEA experts and officials, began a round of meetings in Kyiv with a stop at the Ministry of Energy and talks with the minister, Herman Halushchenko.
The Zaporizhzhia plant, which came under Russian control in the wake of its 2022 invasion, saw artillery shelling in the area the previous day that damaged the nuclear facility’s power access, according to its operator Energoatom, which blamed Russia for the attacks.
Grossi, who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency, has highlighted the vulnerability of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure due to Russian attacks.
He is making his 10th visit to the war-torn country since the conflict began in February 2022.
The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest, came under Russian control in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.
The IAEA says ongoing attacks in the Zaporizhzhia area and damage to Ukraine’s national grid threaten the power supply that’s vital to nuclear power stations.
Grossi has recently visited the Kursk nuclear power station, expressing his concern over the risk the plant faces due to the Ukrainian incursion into the region.
The Vienna-based IAEA says ongoing attacks in the Zaporizhzhia area, as well as damage to the country’s grid, pose threats to the power supply that’s vital to Ukraine’s nuclear power stations. The watchdog said its staff at Zaporizhzhia recently had to shelter indoors due to reported drone threats in the area.
Other than Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine has three active nuclear plants.
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