The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been informed of further military attacks on targets in the city of Enerhodar, where most plant staff live, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
Earlier today, the IAEA team members were taken to two places in the city to observe damage they were told had been caused by shelling and drone strikes on Friday, including to a building where they saw debris and broken windows. The IAEA team could not immediately confirm the exact timing or cause of the damage.
The ZNPP training centre – located outside the site – has also been targeted several times this year, according to information provided by the plant.? In addition, the IAEA team was last week shown indications of shelling damage at other places in Enerhodar, located around 5 km from the ZNPP.
In recent months, there have been numerous reports of drone attacks and other incidents in the vicinity of the ZNPP and Ukraine’s other nuclear facilities.
Such attacks could have an impact on nuclear safety and security as they would likely further add to the pressure and stress facing plant staff during the conflict, Director General Grossi said.
“Regardless of the intended targets, shelling or drone attacks near nuclear power plants must not occur as any such military activity can have adverse physical or psychological consequences for plant staff and therefore also potentially for nuclear safety and security,” Director General Grossi said.
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