The pinnacle of the Worldwide Atomic Vitality Group (IAEA) Rafael Grossi arrived in Kiev as we speak the place he inspected an electrical energy substation, and warned that assaults on Ukraine's electrical energy grid can create the danger of a nuclear accident.
“I’m on the Kiifska substation that constitutes an essential a part of the Ukrainian electrical energy grid important for nuclear safety,” Grossi wrote on the X platform. of energy provide. “
Grossi posted photographs displaying him visiting the substation together with Vitality Minister German Galussenko displaying him the technique of coping with Russian assaults.
Moscow, throughout its three -year invasion, has repeatedly bombed Ukraine's vitality infrastructure, together with substations, though it has prevented direct blows to Ukraine nuclear energy stations.
Grossi mentioned he would go to Russia later this week to debate the state of affairs in Ukraine and on the Zaporizia nuclear energy station below Russian occupation. Russia occupied the nuclear station shortly after its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
“You will need to preserve, within the context of fulfilling my obligations, continually communication channels,” Grossi mentioned throughout media briefing.
Final week, the IAEA mentioned in an announcement that Grossi would go to Kiev for top -level conferences to safe nuclear safety within the battle in Russia in February 2022.
In September, Ukraine and IAEA agreed that consultants within the worldwide group would monitor the state of affairs in Ukraine's essential substations in addition to nuclear energy stations.
Greater than 50% of the electrical energy consumed in Ukraine is produced by three nuclear energy stations. Russian rocket assaults and unmanned plane on substations threaten the regular operation of nuclear energy stations, in keeping with the Ukrainian Nuclear Inspector Workplace.
The Kifska substation permits for the switch of extra capability from Western Ukraine to central areas because of the Rivne-Kiev transport line, which extends to tons of of kilometers, serving to to offer electrical energy to Kiev and the encompassing space.
“An more and more fragile electrical energy grid is an growing threat for all nuclear energy stations,” Grossi advised X, referring to nuclear stations.
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