Rafael Grossi expressed extreme concern after the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
The International Atomic Energy Agency warned of the serious consequences that threaten a nuclear disaster when attacks are carried out on objects of this level and importance.
Nuclear power plant shelling
Ukrainian nationalists shelled the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant on August 5.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the station was fired from 152-mm guns, and a total of 20 shots were fired at the facility.
Consequences
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, after the shelling, a fire broke out in a hydrogen pipeline on the territory of the nuclear power plant.
The fire was extinguished by emergency services.
In addition, part of the equipment at power unit No. 3 was de-energized at the facility, and two power lines were disabled.
The generated power of power unit No. 4 was also reduced.
IAEA Statement
The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, warned about the consequences for the whole world.
“I am extremely concerned about yesterday’s shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which highlights the very real danger of a nuclear catastrophe,” quotes an excerpt from the MIA statement.
Rafael Grossi called the hostilities in the area of the nuclear power plant threatening and unacceptable and stated the need to stop them “at any cost.”
