Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko discussed in Vienna with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi the need to continue the Agency's missions at all substations on which the safe operation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants depends. UNN reports this with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.
The Minister informed the IAEA Director General about the consequences of the recent large-scale attack by Russia, which targeted, in particular, substations that are critical for the power output of nuclear units.
"Despite the previous IAEA missions and the fact that experts have documented the importance of substations as a guarantee of nuclear and radiation safety of nuclear power plants in Ukraine, the attacks are only getting worse. We need to continue monitoring to document the consequences of this attack and to avoid such attacks in the future," said Herman Galushchenko.
For his part, the IAEA Director General assured that the Agency is ready to organize the relevant missions in the near future.
The Minister of Energy also discussed with Rafael Grossi the situation at the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP, which this morning was again on the verge of blackout due to enemy shelling.
Herman Halushchenko emphasized the need to immediately implement the IAEA resolution to return control of the plant to Ukraine.