Aiea: "Stop the fighting in Zaporizhzhia, a safety zone must be established"

The United Nations Atomic Energy Agency

today released the report following

plant, which employs Ukrainian personnel under the control of the occupiers.

The IAEA stressed the need to establish a "safety zone" around the plant and to "immediately stop the bombing in the area to avoid further damage to the plant and the structures connected to it".

No blame is indicated for the damage found to the structure, of which the parties accuse each other.

But it should be noted that if the fighting continues, the disaster is a real risk.

Among the damaged areas are a nuclear fuel depot, a radioactive waste depot and the building housing the alarm system.

In the report, the IAEA noted that the plant, on several occasions,

area.

The power plant generally relies on the external connection to operate the cooling systems of the reactors and the spent fuel: its interruption can lead to the melting of the core.

The inspectors write that a backup power line should be established and demand that "all military activities that could jeopardize the power system itself cease.

The report also reads that the inspectors found Russian

in various points of the facility, including several military trucks in the two turbine halls, and called for "the removal of vehicles from areas that could interfere with security systems". 

In addition, the agency notes that

, especially due to the small number of operators available" and that this situation can lead to human errors with consequences for safety. .

It is therefore recommended that "an appropriate work environment, including family support" be re-established. 

The IAEA also says that inspectors

of the plant and that they need permission from the Russian occupation forces to reach the cooling ponds where spent fuel is stored.

Grossi expressed concern that this could hinder personnel response in an emergency.