Amid increased military activity impacting the Ukrainian electrical grid, three International Atomic Energy Agency teams are visiting 10 substations critical to nuclear safety and security in the country.
The IAEA said the objective of the two-week agency mission is to assess the continuing damage to the grid, review repair efforts and identify practical steps to strengthen the resilience of offsite power supplies to the country’s nuclear power plants.
One of the teams has also visited Kyiv, where they discussed further IAEA support to NPP operations under deteriorating grid conditions.
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