Ukraine’s energy ministry said on Friday that Russian forces violating Chernobyl security protocols were putting the world at risk. “For a second day, the occupiers are holding the staff of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, without allowing them to rotate as required by technical safety rules.”
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said, however, that the levels of radioactivity recorded at Chernobyl are not considered dangerous to the public.
The radioactivity measured reached 9.46 microsiverts per hour and is considered “low”. The Director General of the Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, added that it is vital that the safe operation of the nuclear facilities in this area is not affected or disturbed in any way.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said that the critical infrastructure of the nuclear power plant has not been damaged, and that maintenance work is continuing normally.
Neighboring Poland also said it had not recorded elevated levels of radioactivity on its territory.
Earlier, Ukrainian authorities said they had recorded “worrying” levels of radioactivity at Chernobyl, which fell to the Russians on Thursday. Alexander Grigorah, the deputy director of the Ukrainian nuclear service, said he could not confirm the increase “because all staff had been removed” from the station.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday called for “maximum restraint” to protect Ukraine’s nuclear facilities, following reports of Russian-Ukrainian clashes around Chernobyl – the site of the worst nuclear accident of all time.
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