The information was confirmed by “Energoatom”.
power plant of representatives of the mission of the International Nuclear Energy Agency.
A few minutes later, the information was confirmed by the national energy company of Ukraine “Energoatom”.
“The IAEA mission arrived at the Zaporizhzhia NPP,” the message says .
Before that, the Russian media published a video of the mission's motorcade moving through the territory occupied by Russian troops.
Later, a video of the mission convoy appeared directly near the nuclear power plant.
The Russian side insists that the delegation's visit to the occupied nuclear power plant will last one day. During this time, experts should familiarize themselves with the operation of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. However, the head of the mission and the Director General of the IAEA, Raphael Grossi, expressed the hope that it will last several days, and not a day, as stated in Russia. In general, IAEA representatives hope to establish a long-term or permanent presence at the ZNPP.
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On Thursday morning, the mission left Zaporozhye, but had to make a stop due to internal shelling of the city by the Russians despite all agreements. After consultations with the military, members of the International Nuclear Energy Agencydecided to resume traffic in the direction of Energodar, where the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is located.
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See the special topic: The OP is surprised that the IAEA's visit to the nuclear power plant lasted only two hours Mykhailo Podolyak believes that it is difficult to have time to inspect the entire complex mechanism of the plant's functioning in this time. Grossi emphasized that the IAEA will establish a permanent presence at the Zaporizhzhia NPP The agency's general director also stated that the integrity of the ZNPP was repeatedly violated both accidentally and intentionally. Grossi and most of the IAEA mission left the Zaporizhzhia NPP Energoatom said how many experts remained at the plant. Representatives of the IAEA will remain at the Zaporizhzhia NPP – Grossi According to the general director, the IAEA mission gathered “a lot of important information” at the ZNPP. They are preparing to evacuate Rosatom employees from the ZNPP They will be sent to Melitopol under a special escort.
