The structure was too badly damaged by the fire started by the occupiers.
International Atomic Energy Agency Chairman Rafael Grossi visited the Zaporizhzhya NPP and was able to assess the damage caused by the cooling towers during the fire on August 11.
According to Reuters, the IAEA Director believes that due to the consequences of the incident, it will no longer be possible to use the cooling structure for its intended purpose. Therefore, Grossi predicts that in the future it will have to be demolished by a controlled explosion.
In addition to the cooling tower, the official was able to inspect the pumping station, which pumps water in conditions of shortage after the occupiers blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, and also looked into the room where nuclear fuel is stored. Grossi wore an army helmet and a bulletproof vest during his visit to the station.
The IAEA refused to place responsibility for the fire in the Zaporizhzhya NPP cooling tower on Russia. The agency constantly resorts to neutral rhetoric in relation to the aggressor, limiting itself to reservations “for all parties” regarding the inadmissibility of a nuclear incident.