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Ukraine wants UN nuclear watchdog to place foreign observers near all its nuclear plants

Kyiv Independent, by Dominic Culverwell, October 3, 2024

Ukraine is in talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to place foreign observers near its nuclear power plants amid reports Russia is planning to attack the infrastructure connecting the plants to the country’s energy grid, an Energy Ministry official said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Sept. 24  that Russia is planning to strike three power plants as it continues its broader strategy of targeting and crippling Ukraine’s energy system for the third year in a row.

While Zelensky did not specify which ones, the country only has three operating nuclear facilities — Rivne and Khmelnytskyi plants in the country’s west, and the Pivdennoukrainsk plant in the south. The Chornobyl plant is decommissioned, while the Zaporizhzhia plant has been under Russian occupation since 2022……………………………………………………………. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-discussing-with-atomic-agency-to-place-missions-near-all-its-nuclear-power-plants/

October 13, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety