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IAEA reports on the inspection of Chornobyl NPP after Russian strike

IAEA reports on the inspection of Chornobyl NPP after Russian strike

17.02.2025 08:30

The Agency's experts assessed the damage as significant. The IAEA experts inspected the site of the drone strike on the sarcophagus of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) reactor and did not record an increase in radiation levels.

The report was published in a statement on the Agency’s website. The IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that Ukrainian firefighters are working around the clock to completely extinguish small fires smouldering after the Russian drone strike.
The report states that the IAEA team's own measurements showed that radiation levels remained normal relative to those recorded by the IAEA when it established a continuous presence at the site about two years ago, the statement says.
"This was clearly a very serious incident, with a drone hitting and damaging a large protective structure at a major nuclear site. As I have stated repeatedly during this devastating war, attacking a nuclear facility is an absolute no-go, it should never happen," Director General R. Grossi commented on the situation. "The team was informed that the plant plans to install additional sensors for measuring dose rates and aerosol concentrations near the area impacted by the drone. However, this task cannot be carried out until the remaining fires are totally eliminated to avoid damage to the sensors," he added.