On
14 November, another, the eleventh round of Interagency consultations between
the Russian delegation headed by ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev and
the IAEA delegation led by Director General Rafael Grossi took place in Kaliningrad.
On
the Russian side the meeting was attended by Head of Rostechnadzor
Alexander Trembitskiy, Chief of Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection
Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Alexey Rtischev; as well
as representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and the Federal
National Guard Troops Service.
Following
major talks between President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and
Rafael Grossi in September at the World Atomic Week, issues related to ensuring
nuclear safety and security at the Zaporozhskaya NPP (ZNPP) were discussed.
The
parties paid special attention to restoring external power supply to the ZNPP
after the repair of two high-voltage power lines - “Dneprovskaya” and
“Ferrosplavnaya-1”. ROSATOM Director General thanked Rafael Grossi and the IAEA
experts for the efforts made to ensure a ceasefire by the Kiev regime in order
to carry out repair works. The participants of the meeting discussed rotations
and joint activities with Rostechnadzor at the ZNPP site.
Rafael Grossi shared his understanding of the situation around the Zaporozhskaya NPP.
Alexey Likhachev
informed the IAEA Director General about the current state of the ZNPP and measures
taken by ROSATOM and Russian agencies to ensure the safe operation of the plant
under relentless Ukrainian provocations.
Significant
international events of mutual interest to ROSATOM and the IAEA were also
touched upon.
