Excerpt from the press conference:
What should Ukraine do with the ZNPP today? In the light of the recent events, this question arises more and more often in society. Volodymyr Omelchenko, the director of energy and infrastructure programmes of Razumkov Center, answers it as follows:
"The Law on Nuclear Safety provides the following algorithm: as soon as risks arise for the physical integrity of the reactor, it must be immediately put into the state of a cold shutdown. It is the safest condition at a nuclear plant," the expert says.
Regarding the IAEA Report, he drew attention to another, more important document of that organisation: the Board of Governors Resolution dated March 4, 2022, which, in particular, says that in connection with the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the forcible seizure of control of nuclear facilities and other violent actions against a number of nuclear facilities and nuclear and other radioactive material, which have created and continue to create serious and direct threats to the safety of installations and workers working there, the risks of a nuclear accident are significantly increased.
"The third paragraph of this resolution generally calls on the Russian Federation to immediately stop all activities at nuclear facilities in Ukraine, so that the Ukrainian competent authorities can maintain or immediately return full control of all nuclear facilities within the internationally recognised borders of Ukraine and ensure their safe operation," added Volodymyr Omelchenko.
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