Waiting for access to the roofs of the reactors in Zaporizhia

Director General Rafael Grossi said that IAEA experts carried out additional inspections in Ukraine’s ZNPP over the past week and have so far not observed any heavy military equipment, explosives or mines, but are still awaiting access to the roofs of the reactor buildings, according to a statement issued yesterday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

It was reported that after the experts’ visits to units 1 and 3 earlier in the month, they moved to the unit 2 reactor building on July 17 and to unit 4 the next day. It was reported that the team controlled the main control room, the reactor room, the spent fuel pool, the emergency control room, the rooms where the electrical cabinets of the security systems are located, and the turbine room in both units.

“THE AGENCY CONTINUES TO REQUEST ACCESS”

“Although the IAEA experts saw transport trucks in the turbine rooms of Units 1, 2 and 4, there were no visible signs of explosives or mines. The team has yet to be granted access to the roofs of the reactors and turbine rooms, including Units 3 and 4, which they specifically wanted to inspect. The Agency continues to request such access. The agency continues to request such access.”

ZELENSKY WARNED TERRORIST ATTACK

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated on June 22 that he had received a report that Russia was considering a terrorist attack scenario against the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said after Zelenskiy’s remarks: “This is another lie. You know, there was a contact with the IAEA in the field. It has been highly rated by the IAEA. They saw everything, everything they wanted to see,” he said.

Later, Zelenskiy, in his address to the nation on July 4, said that the Russians had placed bomb-like objects on the roofs of power units at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

Following these statements, IAEA inspectors who went to the power plant reported that no explosive material was found according to investigations, but more access was needed. DHA