Russia, IAEA Hold Consultations on Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in Kaliningrad — Rosatom
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — There has been a sharp escalation of Ukrainian strikes on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Energodar, and surrounding areas since the end of April, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Friday.»Alexey Likhachev emphasized that since the end of April, there has been a sharp escalation in Ukrainian armed forces strikes against the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Energodar, and surrounding areas,» Rosatom said in a statement following consultations between Russia and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Kaliningrad.In total, since the start of escalation of Kiev’s attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and Energodar, 7 people have been killed and 40 others have been injured, the statement said.The Rosatom CEO once again called on the IAEA to publicly assess ongoing crimes of Kiev against the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, adding that in the absence of condemnation and criticism, Kiev is taking increasingly reckless actions against the plant and Energodar.The voltage for the repaired Dneprovskaya transmission line for the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant was not applied by the Ukrainian side, Rosatom said.The official reports of the International Atomic Energy Agency do not fully reflect the objective opinion in terms of threats to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Likhachev said.»Our consultations are traditionally an assessment of information interaction, and in this case it was noted that, in the opinion of the Russian side, the IAEA reports do not fully reflect the objective state of affairs. First of all, from the point of view of threats to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant,» Likhachev told reporters.Since mid-March, the plant has been attacked by 460 Ukrainian drones and 15 times by Ukrainian artillery, the CEO said, adding that six people have since been killed and another 43 have been injured in Ukraine’s strikes on Energodar.»The level of attacks on the city of Energodar is beyond common sense,» Likhachev said.The CEO also called any concealment of Kiev’s attacks on the plant and Energodar an encouragement for further escalation.Alexey Likhachev called consultations with the International Atomic Energy Agency productive, noting that they have agreed on a number of practical steps for the first time since 2022.»Despite the very emotional negotiations, difficult negotiations, I would call them productive, perhaps for the first time since 2022 we are agreeing on specific steps on a range of issues and will continue this work,» Likhachev told reporters.IAEA employees ensured the peaceful completion of repairs to the Dneprovskaya transmission line to Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the CEO said.»It turned out that despite all the difficulties, we were able to solve a significant part of the problems solely due to the presence of the IAEA mission at the site of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant,» Likhachev added.Interdepartmental consultations between Russia and the International Atomic Energy Agency on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant were held in Kaliningrad, with the focus on the safety of the plant, Rosatom said.»Interdepartmental consultations between Russia and the IAEA on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant were held in Kaliningrad. The main topic was the issue of ensuring the safety of the nuclear power plant,» the corporation said in a statement. The sides confirmed the importance of maintaining constant dialogue on current issues, the statement read. «The meeting touched upon the issues of the permanent presence of IAEA experts at the plant, their regular rotations, including concrete steps to improve the effectiveness of information interaction to cover the real situation at the NPP and in the city of Energodar [Enerhodar],» Rosatom added.
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