IAEA Support and Assistance Mission launched at Chornobyl NPP

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Support and Assistance Mission has been launched at Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).

The relevant statement was made by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on Twitter, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“IAEA continues to expand its presence in Ukraine. Today, I launched the IAEA Support and Assistance Mission in Chornobyl,” Grossi wrote.

In his words, IAEA experts will “stay at all Ukrainian NPPs to provide vital nuclear safety and security assistance in these extremely difficult and challenging times”.

A reminder that, according to the Ukrainian Energy Ministry, the presence of IAEA missions across all Ukrainian NPPs will enable the assessment of nuclear safety threats and enhance security at nuclear power facilities amid Russian continuous attacks.

Photo: Ruslan Kaniuka, Ukrinform

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