After Greenpeace expressed worries about Moscow erecting electricity lines close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, a UN nuclear watchdog inspector said they haven’t seen any indications that Russia is taking action to restart the plant immediately.
Amid concerns about a possible nuclear disaster, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has focused on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, the biggest of its kind in Europe, during the conflict in Ukraine. Although it isn’t generating electricity, Russia has controlled the facility from the beginning of the conflict as Moscow launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Shaun Burnie, a nuclear expert at Greenpeace Ukraine, stated in a statement, “This is some of the first concrete proof that Russia is proceeding with its risky and unlawful plans to restart Ukraine and Europe’s largest nuclear plant at Zaporizhzhia.
When questioned about the Greenpeace claim, an IAEA official stated that the agency’s inspectors had not observed any significant modifications at the Zaporizhzhia facility that would indicate Russia was getting ready for an impending attempt to restart it.
“What I can say is our teams continue to confirm there is no indication at the moment that there will be any active preparations for a restart of the plant now,” the official spoke about the IAEA’s assessment while remaining anonymous.
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