China warns Zaporozhye accident ‘could be more serious than Fukushima’

Chinese Representative to the UN Zhang Junwarned this Thursday before the Security Council that the accident at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant could be more serious than the nuclear accident that occurred at Fukushima in 2011.

“Nuclear power plant Zaporozhye It is one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe. If a large-scale nuclear accident occurs, it could be more serious than a nuclear accident. Fukushima”, Jun assured, while saying that China does not want the repetition of “the same risk,” the Chinese mission said in a statement. United Nations.

At the meeting which Security Advisor will take place this Thursday at the request Russia address the insecurity of nuclear installations UkraineThe Chinese representative urged the parties to exercise “restraint, act prudently, avoid actions that threaten nuclear safety.”

However, China has shown its support International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to play an “active role” in advancing nuclear safety and security issues. He also called for Russia and Ukraine are removing “relevant obstacles” for the organization’s team of specialists to travel to NPPs in Zaporozhye to keep your work running smoothly.

It’s time to seek peace, says June

On the other hand, June stressed that after five months of war and aware of the security risks that the conflict poses to nuclear installations, “only by cooling the situation and restoring peace nuclear risks can be fundamentally eliminated as soon as possible.”

“Once again we call on all parties involved to resume negotiations as soon as possible, to look for a way out of the crisis Ukraine deal with each other’s legitimate security concerns with a calm and rational attitude and build a balanced, efficient and sustainable security architecture to achieve common security,” the Chinese representative said.

“China has always stood for the observance of the goals and principles UN Charter and respect national sovereignty and territorial integrity. We call on all parties in the international community to responsibly pursue a proper resolution of the crisis, intensify political and diplomatic efforts, and create conditions for the parties to resume negotiations,” he added.

United Nations Security Council met this Thursday at the request of Moscow, which was attended by the Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossiwho already said this week that he would take part in the meeting and ask the UN to facilitate the mission of experts to the Ukrainian nuclear power plant.

Panorama from Zaporozhye

nuclear power plant Zaporozhye, largest in Europe and controlled Russia Despite being located on the territory of Ukraine, it has been the scene of clashes since the beginning of the war, which began in late February by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In recent days, he has regained notoriety after a series of attacks in the vicinity of the plant, for which they blamed each other. Kyiv and Moscowand this again raised fears of a possible nuclear catastrophe, despite the fact that radiation levels are normal.

(According to Europe Press)