The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said intense military activity had prompted the cancellation on Wednesday of a rotation of a mission by monitors at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, did not apportion blame for the disruption, but said his agency’s staff should not be subjected to such a situation.
"Today’s scheduled rotation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team currently based at Ukraine’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was cancelled as a result of intense military activity in the region," the statement reads.
"Despite written assurances received from both sides that the planned rotation could take place safely, the situation proved to be too dangerous for the teams to continue and the mission was aborted," Grossi added, as cited by the agency’s press service.
The disruption of the rotation of the IAEA experts stationed at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant was completely unacceptable, Grossi stated.
"I deeply regret today’s cancellation of the carefully prepared and agreed rotation of our staff, who are carrying out vital work in very challenging circumstances to help prevent a nuclear accident during the military conflict. It is completely unacceptable that the safety of our staff is jeopardized in this way," he pointed out, as cited by the agency’s press service.
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