Work to restore the connection and the power supply to the facility occupied by Russian soldiers is not possible because of the ongoing fighting, it said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had previously complained that the former nuclear power plant known for the 1986 disaster was increasingly cut off from the outside world. According to the agency, 210 technicians and local security personnel have been on duty for almost two weeks without a break because there was no shift change under Russian control.
Although they have water and food, their situation is getting worse and worse. In addition, the IAEA is no longer connected to its surveillance equipment, which ensures that all nuclear material is in place.
A devastating nuclear accident happened in Chernobyl in 1986. Radioactive waste is still stored there today. So far, one other nuclear power plant and some other facilities with stockpiles of nuclear material have also been affected by the Russian invasion. However, no radioactive material escaped.
Source: Nachrichten
