Ukraine-Russia war, Aiea: “Lost contact with Chernobyl”

The IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, reported that it had lost contact with the data transmission system of the safety control systems of the Chernobyl power plant. The Director General of the IAEA Rafael Mariano Grossi also said he was ” deeply concerned about the difficult and stressful situation facing the personnel of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the potential risks that this entails for nuclear safety. I urge the forces that effectively monitor the site to urgently facilitate the safe rotation of personnel there, “he said. Grossi has repeatedly stressed that personnel operating nuclear plants must be able to rest and work in regular shifts, stating that this is critical to general nuclear safety The plant, which is not currently operational, is under the control of Russian forces The facility contains decommissioned reactors and radioactive waste facilities.