IAEA calls for safety zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

(VOVWORLD) - It is necessary to establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as soon as possible, Sputniknews.com quoted Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on Sunday saying. Consultations on this matter have already begun. 

IAEA calls for safety zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - ảnh 1A convoy carrying IAEA inspectors to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, September 1, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Earlier this month the IAEA called for establishing a "nuclear safety and security protection zone" around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose safety has raised international concerns amid recent shelling. The aim is to "prevent a nuclear accident arising from physical damage caused by military means," the agency said in a report on Ukraine's nuclear safety, security and safeguards situation.

Zaporizhzhia, one of Europe's largest nuclear power plants, has been controlled by Russian forces since early March, while its Ukrainian staff has continued to operate it. In recent weeks, the site of the plant has been attacked by shelling, with Ukraine and Russia accusing each other of the strikes.

 

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