IAEA reports minor water leak from Zaporizhzhia nuke reactor, sees no threat

Repairs are underway to fix a minor water leakage from a reactor of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which poses no immediate threat, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said, Report informs via TASS.

"The Agency will continue to follow this issue closely, although we don’t see any immediate issue for nuclear safety. In general, we have identified regular equipment maintenance - which is vital to ensure sustainable nuclear safety and security - as a challenging area for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during the conflict," IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi was quoted as saying on the agency’s website.

The team on the site was informed on October 31 that welding work had been completed and that radiography checks of the welds were ongoing.