The Director General of the IAEA calls for compliance with the seven “pillars” of ensuring nuclear safety during an armed conflict, as well as five specific principles developed in connection with the situation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant site in Ukraine.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in connection with the military actions near the Kursk nuclear power plant in the Russian city of Kurchatov, is calling for compliance with the requirement to ensure the “physical integrity of the nuclear power plant.” This was stated in a statement of the organization.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that it is necessary to adhere to the seven “pillars” of ensuring nuclear safety during armed conflict, as well as five specific principles developed in connection with the military situation in the Zaporozhye nuclear power area. plant in Ukraine.
“At this stage, I would like to call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid a nuclear accident with potentially serious radiological consequences. I am personally contacting the relevant authorities in both countries,” said the head of the IAEA.
The IAEA recalled that of the six power units at the nuclear power plant, two are in shutdown state, two are in working condition, and two more are under construction.
Let’s recall that on Friday morning the mayor of Kurchatov reported that military operations were taking place tens of kilometers from the city’s borders.
In the evening it became known that Kurchatov, as well as other areas of the region, were left without electricity. Local authorities said the cause was a fire at an electrical substation due to a UAV attack.
Source: korrespondent
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