The nuclear agency records fewer cadres and a backlog of work at the Ukrainian Zaporizhia plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency has stated that as the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is run with fewer specialists than expected and war damage needs to be repaired, the backlog is mounting.
The agency's director, Rafael Grossi, said in Vienna today, Friday, that the ongoing conflict in the southeastern region of Ukraine is causing additional pressure, which may have a negative impact on the safe operation of the plant.
Relative calm has recently returned to the nuclear plant after heavy bombing about a month ago, but Grossi warned: "As we have seen many times before during the war in Ukraine, the situation can take a sudden and dramatic turn for the worse at any moment."
The station is located on an active front line in the midst of a full-scale war.
"The situation remains precarious and potentially dangerous, and there is still an urgent need to establish a protection zone," he added.
On Friday, after meeting with Russian officials in Moscow the day before, Grossi said negotiations to establish a protection zone were moving forward.
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