“The long-awaited mission of the IAEA, headed by Director General Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, is currently on its way to the Zaporozhye NPP,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Ulyanov added that the delegation included about "one and a half dozen employees of the IAEA secretariat involved in nuclear safety."

Earlier, the Director General of the IAEA said that the mission of the organization is sent to the Zaporozhye NPP.