Time.news – The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea), the Argentine Rafael Grossi, has asked for the immediate cessation of any military action against nuclear power plants in Ukraine. The appeal comes after Kiev yesterday denounced Russian forces for bombing the site of the Pivdennonooukrainsk power plant, in the southern Mykolaiv region, and that an explosion occurred just 300 meters from one of the reactors.
“Any military action that threatens nuclear safety is unacceptable and must stop immediately,” said Grossi, who will travel to New York this week for consultations at the UN General Assembly. “After we focused on the urgent need to act to prevent a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia power plant by establishing the presence of the IAEA in the facility, the explosion near the nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine clearly demonstrates the potential dangers to others. structures in the country “.
In the impact, Three power lines were hit and damage to the windows of the building occurred, added the IAEA. According to Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom, all three reactors of the nuclear power plant are operating normally and no staff members were injured.