Grossi announced the imminent start of the IAEA mission at the Khmelnytsky NPP

The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will begin work at the Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant in the coming days, said the head of the agency, Rafael Grossi.

“In the coming days, a group of IAEA experts will also be at the Khmelnytsky NPP,” he said. transmits press service of the IAEA.

Grossi said that the work of the agency’s mission at the Rivne, South Ukrainian and Chernobyl stations began this week. Each of these nuclear power plants now has two IAEA experts permanently on site. Experts have been present at the Zaporozhye NPP since September 1, 2022. The head of the agency also reiterated the importance of creating a security zone around the Zaporozhye NPP. According to him, on this issue, he will continue to conduct “intensive” consultations with Russia and Ukraine in the near future.

Grossi stressed that the IAEA would remain in Ukraine as long as needed.

January 13 Grossy declaredthat the IAEA plans to ensure the presence of two of its experts at each nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The missions were organized at the request of Kyiv and agreed with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal, he added.

The last time the head of the IAEA visited Moscow was on December 22, 2022. Then Grossi and Director General of the state corporation Roscosmos Alexei Likhachev discussed approaches to creating a nuclear and physical safety protection zone at the Zaporozhye NPP. On October 11, 2022, Grossi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.