IAEA gains access to roofs of two of six Zaporizhzhia NPP power units: no mines discovered

"ECONOMICHNA PRAVDA" — FRIDAY, 4 AUGUST 2023, 

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not detected mines and explosives on the roofs of the third and fourth power units of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).

Source: Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Quote: "IAEA experts have observed no mines or explosives on rooftops of Unit 3 and 4 reactor buildings and turbine halls at Ukraine’s ZNPP, after having been given access yesterday," Grossi said.

The IAEA Director General said that the team continues to request visit to the roofs of the other four units.

Background:

• The IAEA discovered anti-personnel mines on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The IAEA team saw several mines located in the buffer zone between the barriers of the internal and external perimeters of the ZNPP site during the inspection on 23 July.
• Experts reported that the mines are located in a restricted access area, to which station personnel do not have access and are directed away from the site.
• Earlier, the Russian occupiers transferred power unit four from the cold shutdown mode to the hot shutdown mode, which causes concern among experts because it creates risks to nuclear and radiation safety.