US EditionUN nuclear watchdog discusses risks to Ukraine's nuclear safety after relentless Russian strikes
IAEA experts assess 10 substations vital to nuclear safety amid repeated Russian attacks that threaten off-site power crucial for cooling at Zaporizhzhia and Chornobyl plants.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors convened an urgent session in Vienna on Jan 30 at the Netherlands' request, backed by 11 countries, to discuss nuclear safety in Ukraine.
- In recent weeks, Russia's strikes on Ukraine's grid have damaged substations, prompting IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to warn the war threatens nuclear safety by risking reactor cooling systems.
- A weeks-long IAEA expert mission is currently assessing 10 substations crucial to nuclear safety and is expected to wrap up next month, while Chornobyl lost all off-site power last week.
- Losing off-site power would increase meltdown risk if emergency diesel generators fail, leaving millions of Ukrainians cold during a harsh winter, while Russian Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov called the meeting absolutely politically motivated.
- 13 countries led by the Netherlands urged the meeting after a ceasefire earlier this month allowed repairs on the last remaining backup power line to Zaporizhzhia, damaged in early January.
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IAEA on Ukraine's power system failure: No direct impact on nuclear safety expected but overall situation remains precarious
Ukraine’s nuclear power plants temporarily reduced output on Saturday morning after technological grid issue affected the power lines, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi reported.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the ongoing war in Ukraine continues to pose a critical threat to nuclear security in the world.
Ukraine, where Russia's war of aggression has continued for almost four years, remains the epicentre of the world's largest nuclear risks, declared to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi at a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna on Friday, 30 January, that in recent months his agency had had to coordinate four separate temporary cease-fires between Ukraine and Russia in order to ensure …
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