The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) requested on Thursday “Maximum restraint” for the protection of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, following the news of Russian-Ukrainian clashes around Chernobyl – the site of the worst nuclear accident of all time.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, which promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy, says it is monitoring the situation in Ukraine. with “serious concern”.
The IAEA says it has been informed by the Ukrainian government that while Russian forces have taken control of the former nuclear facility, no casualties or damage have been reported.
General Manager Mariano Grossi says it is “vital” that nuclear plant operations in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone “not be affected or interrupted in any way”.
Chernobyl, located north of Kiev near the border with Belarus, was the site of most catastrophic nuclear explosion in history in 1986, when one of its four reactors exploded. The damaged reactor is covered by a steel sarcophagus, while an area of ​​more than 4,000 square kilometers around the facility has been abandoned.
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