IAEA Chief Ukraine Warns Nuclear Risk from Russia’s attacks on Ukraine Power Grid Russia-Ukraine War News
Moscow has continuously bombing Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in its three -year invasion, although it has avoided direct attacks on atomic plants.
The head of the United Nations Atomic Sentinel has played an alarm about the continuous risk of nuclear accidents as a result of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s power grid.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Groxy arrived at the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Tuesday and warned not only from direct hits on power plants, but also strict results from the strike on substation and other infrastructure. Energy system.
“I am in Kyivska Electrical Substation – an important part of the power grid of Ukraine required for nuclear safety,” Gros wrote on X after inspecting an power distribution substation.
“An atomic accident can result in a direct attack on a plant, but also from the disruption of the power supply.”
During its three -year invasion, Moscow has continuously bombed Ukraine’s energy infrastructure including substations, although it has saved direct attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear plants.
GRASI posted pictures of his journey to the Substation along with the Energy Minister German Galushenko, as well as his visit to his visit as a defense against Russian attacks.
He said that he would visit Russia at the end of the week to discuss the situation at Ukraine and Russian-Quiz Zaporizhia nuclear power plants.
Russia captured the plant at Europe’s largest nuclear power station, soon after he moved to Ukraine in February 2022.
“It is essential that I, in the discharge of my obligations, keep the channels of communication continuously,” Groxy told a news briefing.
IAEA has said that the ongoing war in Kiev’s visit will include high-level meetings to ensure nuclear security.
Increasing dependence on nuclear power
Three years of tireless Russian attacks on their power grid have left Ukraine dependent on nuclear power for more than half of their power generation. This atomic power is generated by three working plants in the country.
Disruptions in power supply to nuclear plants can disrupt vital processes, including cooling of reactors. Experts warn that disastrous consequences may occur.
In September, Ukraine and IAEA agreed that in addition to watching the agency expert nuclear plants, the key would monitor the situation at Ukrainian substations.
The nuclear automatic located outside the perimeter of the country’s working nuclear plants is considered a particularly weak link in the energy chain.
“If two (nuclear authentard) are hit, we are out of supply for minimum 30 to 36 hours, and there will be a large limit on energy supply for at least three weeks, the best-case landscape,” Olecusandra Kharchenko said, a Ukrainian energy industry expert.
Meanwhile, the continuous risks arising from Russian attacks have increased the investigation of Energy Minister Galushenko.
Despite more than one year of warning that sites are unsafe for potential Russian attacks, former officials of the current and Ukrainian have accused Galushenso of failing to work fast.
The MPs cited failures in protecting the power infrastructure sites in a proposal to remove Galushchanko last month.
