During a walkdown on 23 July, the IAEA team saw some mines located in a buffer zone between the site’s internal and external perimeter barriers. The experts reported that they were situated in a restricted area that operating plant personnel cannot access.
“Having such explosives on the site is inconsistent with the IAEA safety standards and nuclear security guidance and creates additional psychological pressure on plant staff – even if the IAEA’s initial assessment based on its own observations and the plant’s clarifications is that any detonation of these mines should not affect the site’s nuclear safety and security systems,” Rafael Grossi stated.
Company news
State of nuclear generation in Ukraine and prospects for cooperation between Energoatom and the EU
30 October 2024
KHAES news
ХАЕС готова до осінньо-зимового періоду
29 October 2024
Company news
russian UAVs have posed a real threat to the safety of the Khmelnytskyi NPP
28 October 2024
Company news
IAEA experts and Energoatom specialists work together to enhance nuclear safety in wartime conditions
28 October 2024