New warning from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Its CEO, the Argentine Raphael Grossistated on Friday that the “risk of a nuclear accident & rdquor; on the central Zaporizhia “he has significantly increased” due to constant bombing in its vicinity, which are not only endangering plant workers and their families, but have also damaged the thermal power plant that supplied electricity to the neighboring town of energize and served as external power supply for the nuclear power plant.
Faced with difficulties in repairing the thermal plant, the Zaporizhia operator is considering shut down the only reactor which continues to function, according to the IAEA. A scenario that would leave the nuclear power plant depending solely on its emergency generators to maintain its basic security functions. “Is situation is untenable and it is becoming more and more precarious & rdquor ;, says Grossi in a video with dramatic overtones. “Energodar is completely without light. The plant has run out of external electricity sources. And we have seen that every time the infrastructure is repaired, it does not take long for it to be damaged & rdquor ;.
Security zone
As a result of the attacks on the thermal plant, the 50,000 inhabitants of Energodar are without electricity, water or sewage, a very complicated situation for the workers on whom the Zaporizhia plant depends. As it did this week when presenting its report to the United Nations Security Council, the IAEA has reiterated the need to create a security zone around the plant to guarantee its safety, a proposal that will have to be approved of Russians and Ukrainians, who fight in its vicinity.
“Let me be clear, the shelling around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant must stop and a nuclear safety and protection zone must be agreed upon immediately,” the director said in that video message. “It’s the only way to guarantee that we do not face a nuclear accident”.
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