IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director-General Grossi announced plans to visit Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Russia-occupied Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of the military invasion, and announced plans to visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Russia-occupied Ukraine, and to take steps to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants. He emphasized his intention to continue reaching out to both Russia and Ukraine.
IAEA Director-General Grossi, who is visiting Ukraine, met with Energy Minister Khrushchenko on the 6th, held a press conference in the capital Kiiv, and announced that he would visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the south on the 7th.
This is Director General Grossi's fourth visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant since June last year.
At the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is occupied by the Russian military, the supply of external power needed to cool the reactor is frequently cut off due to successive shellings.
According to the IAEA, the number of nuclear power plant staff currently employed by the Russian side is 4,500, less than half of the number before the military invasion, and there is a serious staff shortage.
Director-General Grossi stated at the press conference, ``Everything is not in a stable or satisfactory situation at all,'' and expressed concern that the situation surrounding nuclear power plants remains unstable.
He also announced that he would visit Russia next week to hold discussions with relevant parties, adding, ``We hope that by reliably protecting nuclear power plants, no accidents will occur in addition to the sacrifices suffered in this war.'' '', emphasizing his intention to continue working with both Russia and Ukraine to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants.