Non-admission of IAEA experts to the reactor halls of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is an attempt by the Russians to hide the true situation at the plant. This was stated by the head of Energoatom, Petro Kotin.

According to Kotin, the fact that experts of the IAEA monitoring mission were not allowed to enter the reactor halls, where the reactor cores are located and spent nuclear fuel is stored, may be an attempt by the Russians to hide the true situation at ZNPP.

He emphasizes that Energoatom is the only legitimate operator of Europe's largest nuclear facility, Zaporizhzhia NPP, and only the return of the plant under full Ukrainian control can ensure its nuclear and radiation safety.

"The only way out is complete demilitarization and de-occupation of ZNPP and the surrounding areas. This is a key prerequisite for restoring not only nuclear safety, but also respect for international law," emphasized the head of Energoatom.

According to the IAEA, the monitoring mission cannot access all areas of the site, in particular, the reactor halls of blocks 1, 2 and 6 (where the reactor cores are located and spent nuclear fuel is stored).

Access to some parts of the turbine halls of reactor blocks 3, 4 and 6, as well as to the roofs of the reactor compartments, remains limited.

Yesterday it became known that Russians do not allow experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency to enter some of the halls at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP.