Aiea: the level of radioactivity in Chernobyl is abnormal and dangerous

The level of radioactivity at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine is “abnormal”. This was stated by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea), Rafael Grossi, on the occasion of a visit to the site on the day that marks 36 years since the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy for civilian purposes. “The level of radioactivity is, I would say, abnormal,” Grossi told reporters present without providing precise numbers. The levels of radioactivity – he explained – increased when the Russians brought trucks into the area and again when they left. The IAEA is now monitoring the situation day by day ». Shortly before, Grossi had judged as “absolutely abnormal” and “very, very dangerous” the occupation of the Chernobyl site by the Russian army, which began at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and ended on March 31. . Together with Grossi, a team of experts is present at the Chernobyl site “to deliver vital equipment” (dispensers, protective suits, etc.) and carry out “radiological and other checks”. Among other tasks, the experts must repair remote monitoring systems, which stopped transmitting data to the IAEA headquarters in Vienna shortly after the war began.