Rafael Grossi, Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, stated that additional damage to Ukraine’s beleaguered Zaporozhye nuclear power station must be tolerated.
Grossi was speaking after he and specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency toured Europe’s largest nuclear station, which has been frequently bombarded in recent weeks, prompting concerns of disaster, according to the official United Nations website in English.
He told reporters, Obviously, the station’s physical integrity has been violated several times. We can’t tell if it was accidental or purposeful. But this is a truth that we must be aware of, and it cannot be allowed to continue.
Whatever your perspective, whatever your opinion of this conflict, this is something that should not happen, and that is why we are trying to put in certain processes and a constant presence of our people there, to try to be in a better position, he continued.
Six of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors are housed at the Zaporizhia nuclear power facility. It was taken by Russian forces in the early days of the conflict, which is currently in its seventh month.
The two sides traded allegations about the station bombing.
After months of political discussions, an IAEA panel of specialists arrived at the site on Thursday.
The “physical integrity” of the Zaporizhia nuclear power facility has been compromised many times, according to the United Nations.
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