{"id":5340,"date":"2023-03-29T18:48:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T18:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5340"},"modified":"2023-03-30T17:47:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T17:47:55","slug":"un-nuclear-chief-seeks-nuclear-plant-security-deal-with-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/brusselsindependent\/un-nuclear-chief-seeks-nuclear-plant-security-deal-with-ukraine\/2023\/03\/29\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"UN nuclear chief seeks nuclear plant security deal with Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DNIPRO,<\/span> UKRAINE<\/span> (AFP)<\/span> –<\/span> The<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> UN<\/span> Nuclear<\/span> Regulatory<\/span> Agency<\/span> returned<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> to<\/span> Europe’s<\/span> largest<\/span> nuclear<\/span> power<\/span> plant,<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> Zaporizhia<\/span> nuclear<\/span> power<\/span> plant,<\/span> after<\/span> months<\/span> of<\/span> negotiations<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> the<\/span> safety<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> plant<\/span> itself.<\/span> said<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> shortened.<\/span> Surrounding<\/span> area.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>International<\/span> Atomic<\/span> Energy<\/span> Agency<\/span> Director<\/span> General<\/span> Rafael<\/span> Mariano<\/span> Grossi<\/span> rushes<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> agreement<\/span> with<\/span> Russian<\/span> and<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> authorities<\/span> to<\/span> secure<\/span> plant<\/span> hit<\/span> several<\/span> times<\/span> during<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> war<\/span> No<\/span> hits<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> reported.<\/span> The<\/span> plant<\/span> has<\/span> also<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> suffered<\/span> losses<\/span> of<\/span> offsite<\/span> power<\/span> needed<\/span> to<\/span> cool<\/span> his<\/span> six<\/span> reactors<\/span> while<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> out<\/span> of<\/span> service.<\/span> Grossi<\/span> has<\/span> once<\/span> again<\/span> crossed<\/span> the<\/span> front<\/span> lines<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> war,<\/span> arriving<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> factory<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> partly<\/span> Russian-occupied<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> where<\/span> fighting<\/span> is<\/span> raging.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> IAEA,<\/span> based<\/span> in<\/span> Vienna,<\/span> Austria,<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> changing<\/span> its<\/span> inspection<\/span> team<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> facility<\/span> for<\/span> several<\/span> months.<\/span> In<\/span> an<\/span> interview<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Associated<\/span> Press<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> Grossi<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> his<\/span> duty<\/span> to<\/span> step<\/span> up<\/span> negotiations<\/span> between<\/span> Kiev<\/span> and<\/span> Moscow<\/span> to<\/span> protect<\/span> the<\/span> facility<\/span> and<\/span> avoid<\/span> a<\/span> catastrophic<\/span> accident.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Grossi<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> would<\/span> meet<\/span> with<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> and<\/span> would<\/span> “probably”<\/span> go<\/span> to<\/span> Moscow<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> few<\/span> days.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>However,<\/span> Zelenskyy<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> separate<\/span> interview<\/span> with<\/span> his<\/span> AP<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> optimistic<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> deal<\/span> is<\/span> near.<\/span> “I<\/span> don’t<\/span> feel<\/span> it<\/span> today,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Grossi<\/span> has<\/span> long<\/span> pushed<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> protected<\/span> area<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> plant,<\/span> but<\/span> so<\/span> far<\/span> there<\/span> is<\/span> little<\/span> hope<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> agreement.<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> insists<\/span> all<\/span> Russian<\/span> troops<\/span> must<\/span> evacuate<\/span> the<\/span> facility.<\/span> Grossi<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> factory<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> working<\/span> on<\/span> “realistic<\/span> measures”<\/span> and<\/span> narrowed<\/span> the<\/span> scope<\/span> in<\/span> hopes<\/span> of<\/span> reaching<\/span> agreement<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> mutually<\/span> acceptable<\/span> plan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Initially,<\/span> we<\/span> focused<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> possibility<\/span> of<\/span> establishing<\/span> well-defined<\/span> zones<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> factory,”<\/span> Grossi<\/span> said<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> press<\/span> conference.<\/span> “Now<\/span> the<\/span> concept<\/span> is<\/span> developing.<\/span> It<\/span> also<\/span> raises<\/span> certain<\/span> problems.<\/span> The<\/span> focus<\/span> is<\/span> less<\/span> on<\/span> territorial<\/span> aspects<\/span> and<\/span> more<\/span> on<\/span> conservation<\/span> itself<\/span> and<\/span> what<\/span> to<\/span> avoid,<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> protecting<\/span> plants.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> didn’t<\/span> say<\/span> what<\/span> problems<\/span> larger<\/span> protected<\/span> areas<\/span> would<\/span> entail,<\/span> but<\/span> said:<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cThere<\/span> are<\/span> no<\/span> strongholds<\/span> here.<\/span> His<\/span> main<\/span> goal,<\/span> he<\/span> said,<\/span> is<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> agreement<\/span> on<\/span> principles<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> \u201cpromise<\/span> not<\/span> to<\/span> attack<\/span> the<\/span> facility.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>After<\/span> a<\/span> full-scale<\/span> Russian<\/span> invasion<\/span> in<\/span> February<\/span> 2022,<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> forces<\/span> took<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> factory.<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> rejects<\/span> any<\/span> proposal<\/span> to<\/span> justify<\/span> Russian<\/span> rule.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Grossi<\/span> told<\/span> the<\/span> Associated<\/span> Press<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> negotiations<\/span> were<\/span> aimed<\/span> specifically<\/span> at<\/span> preventing<\/span> nuclear<\/span> disasters<\/span> at<\/span> nuclear<\/span> power<\/span> plants,<\/span> not<\/span> reaching<\/span> a<\/span> broader<\/span> ceasefire.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Interruptions<\/span> to<\/span> offsite<\/span> power<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> combat<\/span> forced<\/span> plant<\/span> personnel<\/span> to<\/span> switch<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> backup<\/span> diesel<\/span> generator<\/span> six<\/span> times<\/span> during<\/span> his<\/span> 13<\/span> months<\/span> of<\/span> war.<\/span> According<\/span> to<\/span> Grossi,<\/span> it’s<\/span> impossible<\/span> to<\/span> predict<\/span> when<\/span> emergency<\/span> power<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> needed<\/span> again.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DNIPRO, UKRAINE (AFP) – The head of the UN Nuclear Regulatory Agency returned Wednesday to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, after months of negotiations to ensure the safety of the plant itself. said to be shortened. Surrounding area. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi rushes to reach […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,714,2482,1,26,276],"tags":[2944,2945,2946,2947,2948,151,2949,933,2950,1226,2951,1228,1439,1835,1837,2520,2710,2942,2943],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/unukrine.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5340"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5365,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5340\/revisions\/5365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}