The shooting took place dangerously close to nuclear reactors. We are talking about meters, not kilometers, the IAEA stressed, adding that next time it could be “unlucky.”
The latest shelling of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant led to explosions near the reactors. No nuclear incident, but next time you might not be so lucky. This was announced on Sunday, November 20, by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi.
“The shelling at the Zaporozhye NPP site last night and this morning resulted in damage to buildings, systems and equipment, with several explosions occurring near the reactors,” the statement said.
The IAEA also reported that radiation levels at the site remained normal, with no reports of casualties. The ZNPP’s external source of power supply, which had been out of action several times during the war, was also unaffected.
It was noted that the management of the facility reported damage to several areas, including a building for the storage of radioactive waste, sprinkler systems of the cooling pond, an electrical cable in one of the reactors, condensate storage tanks , as well as a bridge between the other. reactor and its auxiliary buildings.
“Once again we are lucky that a potentially serious nuclear incident did not happen. Next time we may not be so lucky. We have to do everything possible so that there is no next time,” Grossi said.
He added that he is actively consulting with world leaders regarding the latest ZNPP shelling out and insists that the agreement and implementation of a nuclear safety and protection zone around the ZNPP must take place now.
It will be recalled that on Sunday, Energoatom reported that Russian troops shelled the ZNPP all morning.
Earlier it was reported that employees of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant do not sign contracts with Rosatom and travel extensively in the territory controlled by Ukraine.
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