Rafael Gossesy, UN -backed to monitor nuclear facilities in Ukraine – IAEA Confirming the commitment of this, he said that these facilities are working in extreme situations.
Rafael Gossi said, “Ukrainian nuclear sites from other places, the power grid’s capacity to provide reliable power supply,” had decreased due to damage caused by military attacks in November and December 2024. “
He also attracted attention to the ongoing pressure on the National Energy infrastructure, in view of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Straight attack on employees
The direct attacks have complicated the functioning of the agency. Director General Rafael Gossesy mentioned a drone attack that severely damaged a vehicle of IAEA, during its regular circumference.
Referring to the constant risks faced by the employees of this agency, working under these unstable circumstances, he said, “Employees survived the unacceptable attack, but the rear of the vehicle was destroyed.”
He said that the position of Zaporizhjhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is particularly worrying, where six reactor units are still in cold position.
For this site, the power supply from Digar places still remains weak.
The Director General of the agency has confirmed the continuous support of IAEA for Ukraine, despite the challenges.
Concerns on Iran’s nuclear program
Rafael Gosscy also expressed new concerns on Iran’s nuclear program, especially 60 percent of the reserves of uranium.
Iran is the only country that does not have nuclear weapons, but it is promoting uranium at this level, causing important concerns about the potential weapon development and construction.
Rafael Gosscy said, “Iran says it has announced all the nuclear materials, activities and places required under its NPT security agreement. However, this statement does not match the conclusions of the agency, agency’s conclusions of the uranium particles of anthropological origin at undeclared places in Iran.
The Director General emphasized the need for more transparency about Iran’s nuclear program, and also emphasized that to consider Iran’s nuclear activities to be peaceful, issues of unresolved security measures would be resolved.
Increasing role of nuclear energy
Rafael Gosscy also underlined the widespread initiatives of IAEA, including his recent visit to Japan’s Fukushima Daiyi Nuclear Power Station.
He has pointed to the growing role of nuclear power in meeting energy requirements, in view of increasing energy demand globally.
He said that according to IAEA estimates, by the year 2050, the global nuclear power generation capacity is expected to increase by two and a half times.
However, the Director General insisted that there should be continuous commitment for public support and safety with such an increase.