Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said that his organization is doing everything possible to stabilize the situation at the Zaporizhzhya NPP temporarily captured by the Russians, including by continuing negotiations on a security zone around the facility. Grossi hopes that it will be created in the near future, according to the IAEA website..

“The situation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant remains unstable, fragile and potentially dangerous, and we are doing everything possible to prevent a nuclear catastrophe, especially with our proposal to create a nuclear safety and security zone around the facility. We are making progress in our consultations with Ukraine and Russia and I hope the zone will be agreed and implemented soon. This is urgently needed,” said the CEO..

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The press service of the IAEA also said that this week a new group of experts arrived at ZNPP.

As of December 9, the agency has not identified any changes in the status of the station's reactor units - the fifth and sixth continue to operate in hot shutdown mode, generating steam for the site and heating water for district heating.

The nuclear power plant then receives electricity only with the help of an external line with a voltage of 750 kV and a backup line with a voltage of 330 kV from a neighboring thermal power plant.

According to the organization, specialists have almost completed the elimination of damage to the site caused by Russian shelling during November 19-20. Only minor damage remains, which does not raise safety concerns..

Recall, a week ago, Rafael Grossi said that the participants in the negotiations on the creation of a security zone around the Zaporozhye NPP are close to an agreement..