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IAEA Head Grossi Visited Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Head Grossi Visited Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi paid a working visit to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.

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Grossi, accompanied by mission staff and representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense, arrived at the territory of the plant.Later in the day, the plant's administration said that a new group of observers consisting of four people arrived at the plant to replace their colleagues. The rotation process took place without any out-of-the-ordinary situations. The Russian military ensured the safety rotation of the IAEA observers, the Russian Defense Ministry said. During his visit, Grossi gave a positive assessment of the efforts to facilitate nuclear and general safety at the plant, the plant's administration said. The director general also visited irrigation cooling basins, where, he said, enough wells have been installed for proper water supply. The measures were taken after the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed in June 2023. Since then, 11 additional wells have been drilled to ensure a stable water supply.However, the IAEA chief expressed concern about the lack of communication between Moscow and Kiev about the plant's security and said he intended to improve it. As for who was responsible for the shelling of the plant, Grossi said the IAEA had not gathered enough information to provide an answer.Located on the left bank of the Dnepr River, the Zaporozhye facility is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and energy output. It came under the control of Russian forces in March 2022. IAEA experts have been working at the plant since September 1, 2022, following Grossi's first visit to the facility.

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