Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Death toll nears 50 in northern Gaza aid massacre, with more casualties expected
Gaza Government Media Office: We are on the precipice of mass deaths on account of occupation closing all crossings for more than 140 days.
Gaza Government Media Office: World watches as Gaza is slaughtered without batting an eye.
Gaza Government Media Office: We stand before the greatest mass slaughter in modern history.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Toll of aid-seeking martyrs today has climbed to 17.
Tasnim news agency: Iran, E3 reach agreement to resume nuclear talks, no date agreed upon yet.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: 18 martyrs killed by occupation fire in Gaza since morning, including 12 aid seekers.
Ghalibaf: Israeli aggression against countries targeted by global arrogance confirms that Damascus will not be the last Islamic capital to be targeted.
Ghalibaf: Iran stresses its support for Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf: Amid Israeli aggression on Damascus, we assert that Iran always stands on the side of the Syrian people.

Grossi inspects ZNPP, sees no offensive weapons: Rosenergoatom

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 30 Mar 2023 00:23
3 Min Read

During a second visit Rafael Mariano Grossi paid to the ZNPP, the IAEA Director General affirms that there has never been and there are no plans to deploy any offensive weapons at the site.

  • x
  • IAEA Chief Raphael Grossi speaks to the media on Thursday, September 1, 2022. (AP)
    IAEA Chief Raphael Mariano Grossi speaks to the media on Thursday, September 1, 2022 (AP)

During his visit to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi saw that no offensive weapons are present at the site, Renat Karchaa, adviser to the head of Rosenergoatom, a subsidiary of Russia's state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom, said on Wednesday.

Grossi reached the ZNPP earlier today, inspected the station with the plant's management and technical staff, and was shown the facilities that the Ukrainian shelling had damaged.

"Rafael Grossi has made sure that there has never been, and that there are no plans to deploy any offensive weapons at the ZNPP," Karchaa told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.

The ZNPP should not be considered as a target during the present hostilities, Grossi said, commenting on Kiev's statement about capturing the plant by force.  

Grossi also noted, during his visit, the need to agree on not attacking the power plant or using it for attacks in the other direction.

The IAEA Chief said a new concept is currently being developed to keep the ZNPP safe. 

Related News

Russia plans to reconnect ZNPP to grid, aims full reactor activation

US, Europe must deter Ukraine from 'terrorist plans' for NPPs: Maduro

It is worth noting that this is Grossi’s second visit to the ZNPP after the first visit that took place on September 1, 2022.

In January, when asked during a press conference about the possibility of an accident at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Grossi stated it could happen at any minute - if it wasn't surrounded by a safety zone.  

Experts in the UN nuclear watchdog reported explosions erupting in the vicinity of the ZNPP later in January.

The ZNPP remains a tense point of focus in this regard as Ukrainian forces seem to keep targeting it even after it the region joined Russia this past fall in a referendum. 

It is the largest NPP in Europe with six power units and a capacity of 1 gigawatt each. It has been under Russian protection since March 2022, which was justified and validated by the Russian Foreign Ministry as a step to avoid nuclear and radioactive material leakage and spill. 

Previous shelling by Ukrainian forces against the ZNPP has caused power outages and infrastructure damages. 

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated in light of Ukraine's constant targeting that it is the latter's way of painting a mirage of a nuclear disaster threat. Following that, the IAEA repeatedly stressed the need for a safety zone around the ZNPP.

  • Zaporozhye NPP
  • Russia
  • Rafael Grossi
  • Ukraine
  • ZNPP
  • Rosatom

Most Read

Algerian nurse stabbed in Germany

Murder of Algerian nurse in Germany sparks outcry, demands for justice

  • Europe
  • 14 Jul 2025
Credible reports, including some from Israeli media itself, indicate that Tel Aviv had pinned its hopes on what can only be described as a delusional plan. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Jebraily: Iran strikes rewrote regional deterrence rules - Exclusive

  • MENA
  • 15 Jul 2025
Al-Qassam Brigades fighters confront Israeli soldiers in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

3 Israeli soldiers killed amid Gaza battles: Israeli media

  • Palestine
  • 14 Jul 2025
Donald Trump, the Corporate Aristocracy and the Israelization of the World

Donald Trump, the Corporate Aristocracy and the Israelization of the World

  • Opinion
  • 15 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Senator: Israeli plan for US support to displace Palestinians ‘sick'
Politics

Dem. Senator slams Israeli push for Gaza expulsion as 'sickening'

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, center, and other clergymen gather at the Church of St. George Al Khidr on Monday, days after an arson attack at the site reportedly by Israeli settlers. (AFP - Getty Images)
Politics

Christians under Israeli settler fire in Jesus native Palestinian soil

Smoke from Israeli airstrikes on the northern Gaza Strip, on Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP)
Politics

650 days of Israeli war: 125,000 tons of bombs; 2,613 families effaced

Gaza Health Ministry: Starved Palestinians face imminent death
Politics

Gaza MoH issues warning: Starved Palestinians face imminent death

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS