Director General of Rosatom announced the risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhya NPP

CEO of the state corporationRosatom» Alexey Likhachev, in a conversation with journalists, warned about the risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant against the backdrop of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which resumed over the weekend.

“We inform the world community that the station is at risk of a nuclear accident, and it is obvious that Kyiv considers a small nuclear incident acceptable,” leads his words TASS.

Such an incident can forever change the course of history, so everything possible must be done to prevent it, Likhachev added.

Active shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant by the armed forces of Ukraine (AFU) resumed on November 19 and 20. According to Renat Karchaa, Advisor to the General Director of the Rosenergoatom Concern, 15 overflights were recorded, including through special building No. 2, where fresh nuclear fuel is stored.

In this regard, the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, called for an “immediate stop” to the shelling of the station. “Whoever is behind this should stop immediately. As I have said many times, you are playing with fire,” he stressed. Grossi also said that he plans to visit Ukraine and Russia again to ensure the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

During a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military took control of a part of the Zaporozhye region, including the city of Energodar, which houses the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the ZNPP. On September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed international treaties with the heads of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions on the admission of regions to Russia. On October 5, Putin instructed to take the plant facilities into federal ownership and create the Zaporozhye NPP Federal State Unitary Enterprise to ensure the safety of nuclear facilities.

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