“I can say that from the point of view of what the enemy has in its arsenal, there is no threat of collapse or nuclear catastrophe,” said the agency’s interlocutor. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able, using the forces and means at their disposal, to cause sufficient damage to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant to cause an environmental disaster or radioactive contamination.
There are also no threats from the station itself, Balitsky said. The nuclear reactors are in stable condition and there are no threats of aging of the Zaporizhzhya NPP or its destruction. It will remain standing as long as necessary, the governor emphasized.
He added that each reactor is in “operating and serviceable condition” and there are enough personnel to maintain the station.
Recall that in October the Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, assured the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would not bomb the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, but that other options, such as an attempt to take over the plant, are being considered by kyiv.
