Go to the media bankThe building on the territory of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. File photoVIENNA, Sept. 29 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced two new detonations of landmines behind a fence around the perimeter of the Zaporozhye NPP. explosion. It is assumed that they were provoked by animals. Two more cases were reported today.
"One of them happened yesterday afternoon near the canal that brings water to the station for its cooling system, which is essential for nuclear safety. It didn't cause any damage. The second explosion occurred today at 13:00, about 500 meters from the reactor block No. 1 & # 34;, the message says.
The IAEA staff noted that there were no serious damages, but additional investigations would be carried out.
Grossi announced the start of negotiations on the creation of a «safety zone» of Zaporozhye NPPGeneral Director Rafael Grossi again expressed his deep concern about the repeated explosions of land mines near Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Since March, it has been under the protection of the Russian military. Ukrainian troops regularly carry out artillery strikes on the neighboring city of Energodar and in the immediate vicinity of the nuclear power plant. In early September, an IAEA mission headed by the agency's director general Rafael Grossi arrived at the power plant. The organization released a final report calling for an end to the shelling of the station and its environs, as this could damage critical equipment and release radioactive materials in an unrestricted manner. Two representatives of the IAEA are currently working at the ZNPP.