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Zelensky met with Grossi to discuss minimizing risks and preventing incidents at ZNPP
Censor.NET
13.06.23 21:04
https://censor.net/en/n3424499

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, who is visiting our country to fulfill the agreements reached during the phone conversation between the Head of State and the IAEA Director General on June 6.
“I am glad to welcome you. Thank you for your presence in Ukraine. For responding quickly to challenges,” the President said.

The Head of State emphasized that as a result of Russia’s deliberate undermining of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam, which is the largest crime of ecocide of our time, the risks to the safety of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant have significantly increased. Therefore, a quick and decisive response of the international community to this brazen terrorist act is essential.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy positively noted the presence of the agency’s inspectors at ZNPP, which is illegally occupied by Russia, and welcomed Rafael Grossi’s intention to personally visit the plant to assess the situation on the ground.

The Head of State once again emphasized that the only way to prevent a nuclear incident at Zaporizhzhia NPP is its complete demilitarization, de-occupation and restoration of control over the plant by Ukraine.

During the meeting, the parties discussed specific steps to be taken to minimize risks and prevent incidents at ZNPP, as well as ways to cooperate with the IAEA to this end.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy supported Rafael Grossi’s proposal to send a group of IAEA experts to Ukraine to assess the consequences of the Kakhovka HPP explosion and prepare proposals for specific areas of assistance to overcome them. He emphasized that this mission would be fully facilitated by the Ukrainian institutions involved.
Source: https://censor.net/en/n3424499

Inflow to Zaporizhzhia NPP cooling pond shallows due to Kakhovka HPP explosion. censor.net 12.06.23 22:29 Photo Censor.NET Incidents Satellite images show shallowing of a tributary to the Zaporizhzhya NPP cooling pond. This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the Schemes. Planet Labs satellite imagery from 9 June shows that the tributary to the pond that cools the ZNPP is significantly shallower and no water is flowing into it. This happened as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by the Russian military on 6 June, which caused the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir to constantly decrease, which in turn caused the shallowing of the tributary. According to Energoatom, the water level in the reservoir has already dropped to 9 metres, but there is still enough water in the ZNPP pond. As the state-owned enterprise explains, almost all but one of the plant's power units have been put into a "cold shutdown" state. "The situation for ZNPP is certainly unpleasant, but the cooling pond is over 16 metres high and the water has not fallen since the dam was blown up. The pond itself, like all nuclear power plants, was designed with nuclear war in mind, so the structure is strong. In its current state of cold stasis, the water will last for years. Of course, the level in the pond will slowly drop, but there are alternative sources of supply, such as underground wells. If the Russian military does not blow up anything or deliberately provoke a terrorist attack at the power unit, the accident will not happen," commented Energoatom.