Experts watched the Russian takeover of the exclusion zone around Chernobyl with concern. The damaged nuclear power plant is now back under Ukrainian control.
After an interruption of more than a month, direct communication between the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the responsible Ukrainian supervisory authority has been restored.
This was announced by the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, citing information from the Ukrainian nuclear regulatory authority.
Grossi said this was another important step in the process of resuming Ukraine’s official control over Chernobyl, where various radioactive waste disposal facilities are now located. Reliable communication with the regulatory authority is one of the seven essential pillars of nuclear safety, it said.
Grossi plans to lead a mission of IAEA experts to the Chernobyl site later in April to conduct nuclear safety, security and radiological assessments. Vital equipment is also to be delivered. Remote monitoring systems are to be repaired.
In the course of the invasion of Ukraine, the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which was damaged in 1986, came under Russian control. At the end of March, the Russian units withdrew and handed control back to Ukrainian personnel. Shortly thereafter, there were reports that the Russian soldiers might have suffered radiation damage while deployed in the area.
Source: Stern
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