One of the locations that changed hands in the Russia-Ukraine war that has been going on for 2 weeks without interruption was the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The power plant, which was under the control of Ukraine before the war, passed under the control of Russia with the conflicts in the region. However, the latest statements reveal that there are some strange situations in Chernobyl.
In the statements made by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Rafael Mariano Grossi, it was stated that communication with the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was almost completely cut off. Mentioning that there is a data transfer system that works automatically to make observations, Grossi stated that this system has not done any data transfer for a while. No one knows why such a thing happened…
Chernobyl employees’ fate is unknown
Rafael Mariano Grossi, 210 people work at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant states that there are problems in communicating with these personnel after the conflicts. Grossi, who says he is worried for their lives, states that they can only reach the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant by e-mail, and the information they have obtained is not healthy. In the e-mail sent to Grossi, it was stated that the plant employees were removed from the area due to “nuclear security”.
“I may request that the forces taking control there ensure the safe removal of personnel.” It is currently unknown whether the statements of Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will be answered. However, this development means that a leak or a different problem that may occur at the power plant cannot be known by anyone for the time being. This is quite disturbing…
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