According to Rafael Grossi, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the military actions in the area of ​​the Zaporizhzhya NPP are intensifying, which he is “very concerned about”. “Therefore, the statistical probability of further physical damage to the plant is high.” Grossi says the military presence was unavailable when he asked to speak to them about the control center and that they were “withdrawn” throughout the visit, the BBC and The Guardian reported.

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Photo: Genya Savilov / AFP / Profimedia Images

Six IAEA experts remained at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but the Agency is working to establish a permanent presence there with two experts who will remain there full-time, Rafel Grossi said at a press conference after returning from Ukraine, where he was in charge. mission to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhya NPP

Grossi reiterates that the international inspectors present at the plant and ongoing reports could be a “stabilizing factor” in terms of plant safety.

Asked about the “coexistence” of Ukrainian personnel and the Russian occupiers, Grossi says there is a “professional relationship” at the plant, but admits there is an obvious “tension.”

Potential for more damage ‘very worrying’

Discussing the effects of the war on the central structure, Grossi said that “there is a lot of fighting going on in the region, in this part of Ukraine,” and “military activity and operations are increasing in this part of the country, and that is a cause for concern.” i have a lot

“…Offensives, counter-offensives… I don’t want to go into it because it’s not my field, but it’s obvious and we all know it”

“There is a statistical possibility of greater physical harm.”

Grossi says the damage he saw was likely caused by the August explosions.

The physical integrity of the plant was “compromised not once, but several times,” Grossi said.

According to him, this is “in no way unacceptable”.

The Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Raphael Grossi, also stated on Thursday after the inspection of this nuclear power plant that the “physical integrity of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant” in Zaporizhzhia, occupied by the Russians, “has been violated.” violated several times.”