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Agency representative: Ukraine nuclear sites damaged; safety assessments starting for Mnitsky units 3 and 4
Summary
A staff member reported damage to critical nuclear-grid infrastructure in Ukraine, said nine stations were visited including Lipica, and said safety assessments have begun for Mnitsky units 3 and 4, with construction at 80% and 25% respectively.
A staff member said the country’s nuclear energy infrastructure has sustained significant damage during the war and that an agency has begun analytical safety work on Mnitsky units 3 and 4.
“The nuclear energy has been the backbone that has sustained the economy through a very, very difficult time, which is the hardest any country can have, which is war. We have been visiting 9, stations that are critical for the functioning and the safe functioning of the of the nuclear power plants. And, of course, the situation is quite, dire,” the staff member said. The staff member said the delegation chose Lipica because of “its importance in terms of the functioning of the grid here, in in Ukraine. It has a strategic value, and as we see, it has been, damaged quite significantly.”
The staff member reported construction progress on two new Mnitsky units: unit 3 is about 80% complete and unit 4 about 25% complete. “The agency is, of course, ready, and we have already started some, analytical work on the specific areas where we could provide a safety assessment,” the staff member said.
Why this matters: damage to grid stations and to facilities that support nuclear power can affect both electricity supply and nuclear safety oversight. The staff member tied repairs and assessments to maintaining both power supply and safe operation of nuclear units during wartime conditions.
Details from the remarks: the speaker said nine critical stations were inspected; Lipica was singled out for its strategic importance to the grid and described as substantially damaged. The speaker gave construction completion estimates for Mnitsky unit 3 (about 80%) and unit 4 (about 25%) and said the agency has begun analytical safety work for those units. No timeline, agency name, or funding details were provided in the remarks.
The remarks in the transcript were descriptive; there was no recorded vote, directive, or formal decision tied to the statements in these excerpts.
