The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shared the details regarding the results of the shelling of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
This was announced by IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossiduring a press conference.
The U.N. nuclear chief said on Friday that it was understood the projectile that hit Zaporizhzhya came from Russian forces.
Rafael Mariano Grossi warned the situation at the complex is “very fragile” and “continues to be extremely tense and challenging.”
“It is important to say that all the safety systems of the six reactors at the plant were not affected and that there has been no release of radioactive material,” Grossi said.
Both Russia and Ukraine are considering an offer of meeting at Chornobyl, he added: “It is time for action ... we need to do something about this.” The aim of the proposed meeting was for both sides to recommit to the principles of nuclear safety.
The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine said personnel at the Zaporizhzhia facility were monitoring the condition of power units to ensure they could operate safely.
In addition, the IAEA announced the launch of its Center for Incidents and Emergency Situations in a 24-hour response due to the serious situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP in Ukraine.
Earlier, in his address to peace, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that this night could completely change the life of the whole world and stop the history of Ukraine and Europe.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “Europe needs to wake up.”
“We are issuing a warning, no country has ever shot at nuclear blocks except for Russia,” Zelenskyy said in a video statement, according to a translation. “For the first time ever in our history, in the history of humankind, the terrorist country has reverted to nuclear terror.”
Situated in the southeast of Ukraine, the Zaporizhzhya complex houses six of the country’s 15 operational nuclear power reactors.
These reactors produce about half of the country’s electricity.