Vienna: The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN nuclear watchdog, agency said on Tuesday, as it expressed concern for employees working under the Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility.
on February 24, Russia attack Ukraine and seized the dormant plant, the site of the 1986 disaster that killed hundreds and spread radioactive contamination across Europe.
International Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Grossik It “indicated that remote data transmission from the monitoring system of security measures installed at the Chornobyl NPP was lost,” the agency said in a statement.
“The agency is monitoring the status of the security measures monitoring system in other locations in Ukraine and will provide further information soon,” it said.
The IAEA uses the term “protection measures” to describe technical measures applied to nuclear materials and activities that aim to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons by early detection of the misuse of such material.
More than 200 technical personnel and guards are stranded at the site, working directly for 13 days after the Russian takeover. The IAEA, citing the Ukrainian nuclear regulator, said the condition of staff at the site was “deteriorating”.
The dormant plant sits inside an exclusion zone that houses dormant reactors as well as radioactive waste facilities.
More than 2,000 workers still work at the plant because it requires constant management to prevent another nuclear disaster.
The UN agency called on Russia to allow workers to move around because rest and regular shifts were critical to site safety.
“I am deeply concerned about the difficult and stressful situation facing employees at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the potential risks to nuclear safety,” Grossi said. I call upon to facilitate the forces in effective control of the site immediately. Safe rotation of personnel there.”
With remote data transmission cut-offs and Ukrainian regulators being able to contact the plant only by email, Grossi urged all parties to travel to the site or elsewhere to secure a “commitment to the safety and security” of Ukraine’s power plants. reiterated his proposal.
Russia also attacked and captured Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhya, last week, accusing Kyiv of “nuclear terror”. zapsorizia There are six reactors of a more modern, safer design than the one at Chernobyl alone.
The IAEA said two of them were still working, plant workers were working in shifts and radiation levels remained stable.
On Wednesday, Russian news agency RIA Novosti published a video of a Russian National Guard officer in front of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant saying Moscow’s forces were in full control of the site.
“At present, the plant is operating normally. The site’s management is carrying out its functions. The situation is completely controlled by the Russian National Guard,” the official said. The official accused Ukraine of having weapons at the facility.
“A large number of ordnance and ammunition, including heavy weapons, were discovered in the reactors of the plants,” the official said, after it was taken over by the Russian military.
on February 24, Russia attack Ukraine and seized the dormant plant, the site of the 1986 disaster that killed hundreds and spread radioactive contamination across Europe.
International Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Grossik It “indicated that remote data transmission from the monitoring system of security measures installed at the Chornobyl NPP was lost,” the agency said in a statement.
“The agency is monitoring the status of the security measures monitoring system in other locations in Ukraine and will provide further information soon,” it said.
The IAEA uses the term “protection measures” to describe technical measures applied to nuclear materials and activities that aim to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons by early detection of the misuse of such material.
More than 200 technical personnel and guards are stranded at the site, working directly for 13 days after the Russian takeover. The IAEA, citing the Ukrainian nuclear regulator, said the condition of staff at the site was “deteriorating”.
The dormant plant sits inside an exclusion zone that houses dormant reactors as well as radioactive waste facilities.
More than 2,000 workers still work at the plant because it requires constant management to prevent another nuclear disaster.
The UN agency called on Russia to allow workers to move around because rest and regular shifts were critical to site safety.
“I am deeply concerned about the difficult and stressful situation facing employees at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the potential risks to nuclear safety,” Grossi said. I call upon to facilitate the forces in effective control of the site immediately. Safe rotation of personnel there.”
With remote data transmission cut-offs and Ukrainian regulators being able to contact the plant only by email, Grossi urged all parties to travel to the site or elsewhere to secure a “commitment to the safety and security” of Ukraine’s power plants. reiterated his proposal.
Russia also attacked and captured Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhya, last week, accusing Kyiv of “nuclear terror”. zapsorizia There are six reactors of a more modern, safer design than the one at Chernobyl alone.
The IAEA said two of them were still working, plant workers were working in shifts and radiation levels remained stable.
On Wednesday, Russian news agency RIA Novosti published a video of a Russian National Guard officer in front of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant saying Moscow’s forces were in full control of the site.
“At present, the plant is operating normally. The site’s management is carrying out its functions. The situation is completely controlled by the Russian National Guard,” the official said. The official accused Ukraine of having weapons at the facility.
“A large number of ordnance and ammunition, including heavy weapons, were discovered in the reactors of the plants,” the official said, after it was taken over by the Russian military.