IAEA states its experts were denied access to some of Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant's reactor halls

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has stated on 3 January that its experts had been recently banned from inspecting the reactor halls of three power units at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) for the first time.

Source: the agency’s statement 

Quote: "Underlining the continued dangers facing the plant, the IAEA team has in recent weeks continued to hear regular explosions some distance away from the site.

Five of the ZNPP’s six reactors remain in cold shutdown, while unit 4 is in hot shutdown to produce steam and heat, including for the nearby town of Enerhodar, where most plant staff live."

Details: The agency stressed that the IAEA experts "remain unable to gain access to all parts of the site, and for the past two weeks they have not been allowed to access the reactor halls of units 1, 2 and 6".

"This is the first time that IAEA experts have not been granted access to a reactor hall of a unit that was in cold shutdown. This is where the reactor core and spent fuel are located. The team will continue to request this access," IAEA added.

Access to some parts of the ZNPP’s turbine halls continues to be restricted, including those areas of reactor units 3, 4 and 6 over the past week.

Background:

The Russian occupiers once again denied the request of the IAEA mission at the ZNPP concerning access to a nearby thermal power plant for the assessment of external reserve power supply.

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