The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi drew a partially positive conclusion after the visit to the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhia. Although damage caused by the shelling of the power plant is obvious and unacceptable, important safety elements such as the power supply to the power plant are working, Grossi said on Friday evening after returning from Ukraine at Vienna Airport. The cooperation between the Russian occupiers and the Ukrainian personnel also works to some extent on a professional level. His greatest concern remains that the nuclear power plant could be severely damaged by further shelling.
He expects a detailed analysis of the safety of the power plant by the experts who remain on site in the course of the next week, said Grossi. Six IAEA experts are still at the nuclear power plant. Four would return, with two staying on site until further notice. He doesn’t have the impression that the Russian occupiers have hidden anything. “We saw everything I wanted to see”said Grossi. A crucial difference to before is also that he now learns from his own sources what is happening on site.