IAEA: Russian Strikes Damage Substations Critical to Ukraine’s Nuclear Safety
Russian shelling on October 30 damaged Ukraine's energy infrastructure, including substations that are critical to the safe operation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
The Gaze reports on it, referring to Deutsche Welle, citing IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
According to Grossi, the attacks damaged substations that supply power to Ukrainian nuclear power plants, posing serious risks to the country's nuclear safety.
The South Ukraine and Khmelnitsky nuclear power plants lost access to one of their external power supply lines, and at the Rivne nuclear power plant, the operator reduced the power of two of the four power units to stabilize the system.
“The threat to nuclear safety remains very real and ongoing,” Grossi stressed.
He called for maximum military restraint near nuclear facilities and reiterated the need to adhere to the seven basic principles of nuclear safety defined by the agency.
As The Gaze reported earlier, Ukraine’s temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has regained access to external electricity after enduring a month-long blackout.
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