IAEA president tries to find compromise on Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

“I try to prepare and propose realistic measures that will be approved by all parties.” Visiting the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant on Wednesday March 29, where fighting continues, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said he was trying to find a compromise with Moscow and Kiev around the fate of the nuclear power plant. ‘Electrical Installation.

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“We must avoid a disaster”he insisted, while deploring an increase in military activity in the region and in particular a “significant increase in the number of soldiers” present. “The idea is to agree on certain principles, certain commitments, [celui de] do not attack the plant”, he continued. He once again called for not storing weapons and heavy military equipment on the site, occupied by Moscow since March 2022.

The Agency’s boss arrived at the plant in a Russian army armored vehicle, with a guard of soldiers in combat gear. IAEA employees were also present in the convoy, including three inspectors who came to relieve colleagues posted on the site. He then visited the plant and saw the traces left by the shots that struck the huge concrete block covering reactor number 2 in November.