Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Photo: ru.wikipedia.org
Radiation levels around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine meet standards before the start of the military conflict on 24 February. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced this on Tuesday.
Most of the 39 radiation sensors sending data from the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are again visible in the International Radiation Monitoring Information System, he noted. The transmission of their data was stopped after the launch of a Russian special operation in Ukraine on February 24.
“Most of the 39 detectors sending data are now visible in the IAEA's International Radiation Monitoring Information System. The measurements obtained so far show that the radiation levels are in line with the levels measured before the conflict, “Grossi wrote on the social network.
Grossi visited Ukraine twice during the special operation. He first visited the southern Ukrainian NPP at the end of March. He visited the Chernobyl NPP for the second time at the end of April, where he led the first mission of IAEA experts to supply technical equipment, measure radiation levels and renew the nuclear safeguards monitoring system at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The Russian military held control of the nuclear power plant for five weeks before leaving the facility on March 31.
3. In June, the IAEA completed its third mission in Ukraine, conducting nuclear security at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. power station. The goal of the IAEA in Ukraine is to prevent the threat of a nuclear incident as a result of military action. At present, the IAEA has not detected a threat of radiation spread in Ukraine.