The Chairman of the European Council supports the permanent presence of IAEA experts at the nuclear facility.
“Michel named the condition of nuclear safety at the ZNPP, and it is not the demilitarization of the plant” />
The Chairman of the European Council Charles Michel discussed with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi < strong>situation at the Zaporizhia NPP captured by the Russians.
Michel agrees that the presence of IAEA experts at the station should be permanent. This is necessary to ensure nuclear security, the chairman of the European Council believes.
“Russia has put the world at risk. Ensuring nuclear safety and security is key. A permanent presence of the IAEA at the station is needed,” Michel wrote on Twitter.
Despite the fact that the head of the European Council clearly indicated that it is Russia that exposes the world to a nuclear threat, he did not emphasize the need to withdraw Russian military and personnel from the nuclear power plant and create a demilitarized zone around it.
The EU supports the efforts of the Agency. and admires the courage and professionalism of the experts during the first mission at the ZNPP, added Michel.
Their courage and professionalism in adapting the first mission to #ZNPP is impressive.
Russia has put the world in danger.
Nuclear safety and security is key: continued @iaeaorg presence at the plant is necessary.
— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) September 3, 2022
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Recall that on September 1 the IAEA mission inspected the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The mission spent about two hours at the station, after which most of the inspectors, together with the general director Rafael Grossi, left it.
The Ukrainian side remained dissatisfied with the visit. The experts did not insist on the urgent withdrawal of Russian troops and Rosatom employees from the Ukrainian NPP, the creation of a demilitarized zone around it, the admission of independent journalists, etc.
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See special topic: The IAEA published a report on the results of the visit to the Zaporizhzhya NPP The agency calls for immediate consultations on the creation of a demilitarized zone around the plant. Ukraine demands from Russia a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of residents from the territories close to the ZANP The Russians continue to blackmail Ukraine and Europe with the threat of a nuclear disaster. Energoatom reported whether there is a risk of an accident at the ZNPP The company noted what situation is considered an emergency. At the Zaporizhia NPP, all power units have been shut down The backup line, the last one that connected the nuclear plant to the power system of Ukraine, has also been disconnected. The IAEA may find an alternative : the issue of organizing another mission to the ZANP is being discussed Prime Minister of Ukraine Shmyhal met with Chancellor of Germany Scholz on this issue.
