The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is holding talks with senior officials in Ukraine after attacks were reported near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Rafael Grossi, who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency, has highlighted the vulnerability of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure due to Russian attacks.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, and Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine , Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, and Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko greet each other in Kyiv, Ukraine , Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.
The Zaporizhzhia plant, which came under Russian control in the wake of its 2022 invasion, saw artillery shelling in the area the previous day that damaged the nuclear facility’s power access, according to its operator Energoatom, which blamed Russia for the attacks. “Russian shelling damaged one of the two external overhead lines through which … the Zaporizhzhya NPP receives power from the Ukrainian power system,” the operator said in a post on the Telegram messaging and social network. “In the event of damage to the second line, an emergency situation will arise,” it said, adding that technicians could not access the site of the damage because of the “real threat of repeated shelling.
The Vienna-based IAEA says ongoing attacks in the Zaporizhzhia area, as well as damage to the country’s grid, pose threats to the power supply that’s vital to Ukraine’s nuclear power stations. The watchdog said its staff at Zaporizhzhia recently had to shelter indoors due to reported drone threats in the area.
Grossi, who is traveling with a team of IAEA experts and officials, began a round of meetings in Kyiv with a stop at the Ministry of Energy and talks with the minister, Herman Halushchenko.
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