The U.N. nuclear chief stressed that the world is fortunate a nuclear accident hasn't happened in Ukraine and asked Moscow and Kyiv to commit to preventing any attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant 'to avoid the danger of a catastrophic incident.'
Grossi"respectfully and solemnly" asked Ukraine and Russia to observe the principles, saying IAEA experts at Zaporizhzhia will start monitoring and he will publicly report on any violations:Ban the storage of heavy weapons or presence of military personnel that could be used for an attack.Protect"all structures, systems and components" essential to the plant's operation from attacks or acts of sabotage.
"This is a clear escalation of Russia's efforts to undermine Ukrainian sovereignty and authority over the Zaporizhzhya plant. And this undermines our ability to have confidence in the level of nuclear safety at the plant," she said."Let me be clear: the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant belongs to Ukraine. And its data must go to Ukraine, not to Russia."
U.K. Ambassador to the U.N. Barbara Woodward was skeptical about how Russia will comply with the principles. Grossi was guardedly optimistic about the views at the Security Council, although he said he was"not naïve" about the challenges ahead.
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