Power unit No. 5 of the Zaporozhye NPP in Energodar. File photoVIENNA, 24 Aug IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi announced that he was holding technical consultations in Istanbul in connection with the upcoming mission to the Zaporozhye NPP. the next few days, he intends to lead it personally. today in Istanbul regarding the forthcoming IAEA mission to the Ukrainian Zaporozhye NPP,» Grossi wrote on Twitter, accompanied by a photo that also shows the head of Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, and Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov. Following the meeting, Likhachev said, that Russia is ready to provide all kinds of support, including logistical support, in organizing the mission. The ZNPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near Ener Godard. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity. Since March, it has been under the protection of the Russian military. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation emphasized the justification for the Russian military to take under the protection of the power plant in terms of preventing leaks of nuclear and radioactive materials. The Ukrainian military continues to regularly shell Energodar, the surrounding villages and the territory of the Zaporizhzhya NPP adjacent to the city. nuclear power station
