Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA), citing information from Moscow, said Russian forces now have
control of Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant.
The IAEA director-general on Wednesday said Russian
diplomats in Vienna, Austria, had informed him of the development, NAN reports.
According to the Russian embassy’s letter to the IAEA, staff
at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant continue to ensure safe operation.
Radiation levels are said to be normal.
In Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia, 15 nuclear reactors
are in operation across four power plants.
Grossi has already warned of the risk of a serious nuclear
accident as fighting continues across the country.
The IAEA board of governors is scheduled to meet on
Wednesday to discuss the situation.
Earlier, Kyiv had reported to the IAEA that it remained in
contact with all nuclear plants in the country and that they were operating
normally.
According to Anton Herashchenko, advisor to the Ukrainian
Interior Ministry, Russian forces are also seeking to capture the South Ukraine
nuclear power plant, about 350 kilometres west of Zaporizhzhia. Several
helicopters have been seen heading in that direction.
Russian units captured the closed nuclear power plant in
Chernobyl last week. There was a slight increase in radiation readings at the
site of the 1986 nuclear disaster after military vehicles stirred up
radioactive soil there.
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