A shield has been installed on a spent nuclear waste storage facility at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine to protect it from bombing and drone strikessaid a representative of the Russian-appointed authority in the region, quoted by Reuters.
Published by Vladimir Rogov Video footage shows workers placing a protective screen of transparent material on wires over dozens of concrete cylinders about 5 meters high.
The shield will protect the site from shrapnel and drone-launched explosive devices.
The battle for Europe’s largest nuclear power plant during the 10-month war raised fears of a nuclear disaster such as Chernobyl in 1986. Kiev and Moscow accuse each other of carelessly bombing the plant, whose reactors have been shut down. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov He told reporters on Tuesday that Russia remains in contact with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is trying to negotiate a demilitarized zone around the power plant.
“It’s probably too early to tell we’re getting anywhere near a deal. And I wouldn’t predict the timing to finalize the negotiation process.”
This was stated by the permanent representative of Russia in international organizations in Vienna on Saturday Mikhail UlianovReuters also reported, quoting Russia’s TASS news agency on Saturday.
