China News Agency, United Nations, August 11. China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, chaired the Security Council's deliberation on the safety of Ukraine's nuclear facilities on the 11th.
In his speech, he said that China is highly concerned about the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, and is deeply concerned about the recent attack on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
Zhang Jun said that according to the information obtained by the International Atomic Energy Agency from the Ukrainian nuclear regulatory authority, the attack did not pose a direct threat to nuclear safety, and the radiation value was still at a normal level, but the attack affected the nuclear power plant's facility integrity, safety and security systems, and power supply. It has caused damage to the safety of human beings and sounded the "nuclear alarm" to the international community.
Zhang Jun pointed out that there is no room for trial and error on the safety and security of nuclear facilities.
The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe. If a large-scale nuclear accident occurs, it may be more serious than the Fukushima nuclear accident.
The massive leakage of radioactive materials and nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear accident have had far-reaching impacts on the marine environment, food safety and human health, causing widespread concern and concern. China does not want the same risk to repeat itself.
We call on relevant parties to exercise restraint, act prudently, avoid taking actions that endanger nuclear safety and security, and make every effort to reduce the occurrence of accidents.
Zhang Jun said that China has always supported the International Atomic Energy Agency in playing an active role in promoting nuclear safety and security issues, and performing safeguards duties in strict accordance with its mandate.
We have noticed that IAEA Director General Grossi and the IAEA team of experts have been planning to go to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, and UN Secretary-General Guterres also made an appeal to this end.
Russia pledged to provide necessary assistance for the visit.
We also note that Ukraine in its August 9 letter to Director-General Grossi and Secretary-General Guterres emphasized the growing need to organize a mission.
We hope that relevant obstacles can be removed as soon as possible, so that Director General Grossi and the team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency can go to work as soon as possible and carry out their work smoothly.
Zhang Jun said that the Ukrainian crisis has lasted for more than five months, and the security risks posed by the conflict to nuclear facilities have always existed.
Only by cooling the situation and restoring peace at an early date can the nuclear risks be fundamentally removed, misjudgments be reduced, and accidents avoided.
We once again call on all parties concerned to resume negotiations as soon as possible, seek a solution to the Ukraine crisis with a calm and rational attitude, address each other's legitimate security concerns, and build a balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture to achieve common security.
China has always advocated abiding by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and respecting national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
We call on all parties in the international community to push for a proper resolution of the crisis in a responsible manner, step up political and diplomatic efforts, and create conditions for the parties to resume negotiations.
China will continue to play a constructive role in this regard.
The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is located in southern Ukraine and is currently under the control of Russian forces.
According to media reports, since August 5, the area where the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is located has been shelled several times, and Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of launching the attack.
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