India expresses concern over reports of shelling near nuclear power plant in Ukraine
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Speaking at the UN Security Council (UNSC) briefing on Ukraine, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said that India expressed its concern over reports of shelling near the spent fuel storage facility of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. does.
India has expressed concern over reports of shelling near the expired fuel storage facility of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and called for mutual restraint to ensure that the security of nuclear facilities is not endangered.
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“We continue to carefully follow developments with regard to the safety and security of Ukraine’s nuclear power reactors and facilities. India attaches high importance to ensuring the safety and security of these facilities, in the event of any accidents involving nuclear facilities. This could potentially have serious consequences for public health and the environment,” Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said on Thursday.
Speaking at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) briefing on Ukraine, Ms Kamboj said India expresses its concern over reports of shelling near the spent fuel storage facility of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant.
“We call for mutual restraint so as not to endanger the safety and security of nuclear facilities,” he said at an open meeting at the Security Council on the status of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi told a UN Security Council meeting that on August 5, Europe’s largest Zaporizhzhya plant was shelled, causing multiple explosions near electrical switchboards and an electric shock. Put. shut down.
Ukraine has informed the IAEA that 10 of the country’s 15 nuclear power reactors – two at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant, three at the Rivne NPP, three at the South Ukraine NPP and two at the Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Plant – are currently connected to the grid.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed serious concern about the situation in and around the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine and calls on all concerned to use “common sense and reason” and do anything that endangers physical integrity. Appealed not to take action. Safety or security of a nuclear power plant.
A spokesman for the UN chief said that instead of de-escalating tensions over the past several days, there have been reports of more worrying incidents which, if continued, could lead to disaster.
“The Secretary-General called for an immediate ceasefire of all military activity in the vicinity of the plant and not targeting its facilities or surroundings. He also called for the withdrawal of any military personnel and equipment from the plant and to avoid any further deployment. urged force or equipment at the site,” the spokesperson said.
Mr Guterres said the facility should not be used as part of any military operation and stressed that an urgent agreement is needed at a technical level on a secure perimeter of demilitarization to ensure the security of the region.
Ms. Kamboj underlined that India attaches high priority to the IAEA’s discharge of its security measures and surveillance activities in an effective, non-discriminatory and efficient manner in accordance with its law. He said that New Delhi values the efforts of IAEA in this regard.
He said India has taken note of the latest information available regarding nuclear power plants and facilities in Ukraine, including updates from the IAEA.
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Mr Guterres said that the United Nations fully supports the important work of the IAEA and its efforts to ensure the safe operation of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. The Secretary-General urged the Parties to provide the IAEA Mission with immediate, secure and unhindered access to the site.
“We must be clear that any potential damage to Zaporizhzhia or any other nuclear facilities in Ukraine, or anywhere else, could have catastrophic consequences, not only for the immediate vicinity, but for the region and beyond. This is completely unacceptable. It is,” said the Secretary General.
Ms. Kamboj said that India is also concerned about the situation in Ukraine. Since the start of the conflict, India has consistently called for an immediate end to hostilities and an end to violence.
“We call on both sides to return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue. We support all diplomatic efforts to end the conflict,” Kamboj said.
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India expresses concern over reports of shelling near nuclear power plant in Ukraine
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