Ukraine convenes IAEA Board meeting over Russian attacks on nuclear power plant substations

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Ukraine is initiating an extraordinary meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors on 12 December.

Source: press service for Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, citing Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on X (Twitter)

Details: “Ukraine is convening an extraordinary meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on 12 December in response to Russian attacks on our critical energy infrastructure,” he said.

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Sybiha noted that Russian attacks on power substations, which are identified by the IAEA as critical to nuclear safety and security, pose a threat to global security.

Background:

• In October, Energoatom, Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear power company, identified seven substations critical for power supply from nuclear power plants, which are covered by the work of IAEA missions.
• During a Russian attack on the night of 15-16 November and the morning of 17 November, four electrical substations, which the IAEA had identified as crucial to Ukraine’s nuclear safety, were damaged.
• Further Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid could lead to an emergency at one of the three operating nuclear power plants still under Kyiv’s control.

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