According to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Ukraine has requested the agency for “a full inventory of equipment” it needs to run nuclear power facilities during the battle with Russia.

According to a statement he released, this includes radiation detection equipment, protective gear, computer help, power supply systems, and diesel generators.

As part of the IAEA and its member nations’ help, “we will coordinate the execution of the assistance, including by transferring essential equipment directly to Ukraine’s nuclear installations,” he stated.

It’s a huge relief to know that our Member States will be able to provide so much help.

7 reactors are now linked to the grid at Ukraine’s 4 nuclear power facilities, of which 15 are active, 2 of which are at the Zaporizhzhia site, which is currently under Russian control.

There is still no remote data transmission from the IAEA’s monitoring equipment at the defunct Chornobyl facility, according to Grossi, the head of the agency.

It is expected that Rossi would visit the power facility that Russian soldiers took shortly after the invasion of Ukraine but departed on March 31st. Equipment for radiation monitoring and personal protective gear would be handed over, he added.

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