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‘The plant is at risk of a nuclear accident’, says Rosatom head
The head of Russia’s state-run atomic energy agency, Rosatom, warns there is a risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant.
“The plant is at risk of a nuclear accident. We were in negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) all night,” Interfax quoted Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev as saying.
Rosatom has controlled the facility through a subsidiary since President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia to formally seize the plant and transfer Ukrainian staff to a Russian entity in October.
Kyiv says the transfer of assets amounts to theft.
“I think the large distance between Washington and Zaporizhzhia should not be an argument for the United States to delay the decision on a security zone,” Interfax quoted him as saying.
The Rosatom head also said Kyiv was willing to “accept” a “small nuclear accident” at the nuclear power station.
“This will be a precedent that will forever change the course of history. Therefore everything must be done so that no one has in their minds to violate the security of the nuclear power plant,” TASS quoted him as saying.