German Galushchenko and Rafael Grossi discuss the need to continue IAEA missions at all critical nuclear power plants

Minister of Energy German Galushchenko discussed in Vienna with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi the need to continue the Agency’s missions at all substations on which the safe operation of Ukrainian NPPs depends.

The Minister informed the IAEA Director General about the consequences of the recent large-scale russian attack, which targeted substations critical to the power output of nuclear units.

“Despite previous IAEA missions and recognition by experts of the importance of substations in ensuring the nuclear and radiation safety of nuclear power plants in Ukraine, the attacks are only intensifying. We must continue monitoring in order to document the consequences of this attack and to prevent such attacks in the future,” said German Galushchenko.

For his part, the IAEA Director General assured that the Agency was ready to organise relevant missions in the near future.

The Minister of Energy also discussed with Rafael Grossi the situation at the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP, which was again on the verge of blackout this morning due to enemy shelling.

German Galushchenko stressed the need for immediate implementation of the IAEA resolution on the return of control over the plant to Ukraine.