IAEA labels Russia's plans to restart Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as dangerous
Photo: Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA (Getty Images)
Russia wants to restart the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which is temporarily under its control. Such plans are dangerous, states Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Grossi confirmed after his visit to Moscow that Russia plans to restart the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant "at some point." This is explained by Russia's reluctance to decommission the station.
The Director-General of the IAEA noted that several important conditions must be met for the restart of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
"In terms of what needs to happen... there shouldn't be any bombing or any activity of this type," Grossi emphasized.
He added that the Zaporizhzhia NPP also needs to ensure a more stable external power supply.
"This requires repairs, important repairs of existing lines, which at the moment, and because of the military activity, are very difficult to envisage," the Director-General of the IAEA explained.
What preceded
Several weeks ago it became known about the plans of Russians to restart the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. In particular, representatives of the aggressor country have already begun to consider such a possibility.
Moreover, on April 13, The Wall Street Journal reported that the plans to restart the ZNPP were personally announced to the head of the IAEA by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
It is worth noting that just a few days ago, the Center for Defense Strategies reported that the Russians had turned the ZNPP into a military base for Chechen militants. In particular, they even set up a shooting range there.
