Enerhoatoms Warns about Potential Nuclear Terrorist Attack Prepared by Moscow – Official Statement

Since recently, Russia has made several statements about creation of so-called “dirty nuclear bomb”, which may be indicative of Moscow’s potential preparations to the nuclear terrorist attack, Enerhoatom stated.  

Energoatom emphasizes that the following circumstances indicate Russia's preparation of a nuclear terrorist act.  During the last week, the Russian occupiers have been carrying out unauthorized construction works on the territory of the dry storage for spent nuclear fuel (hereinafter referred to as the DSSNF) at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.

It is stressed that the works are performed in secret, and neither Ukrainian personnel, nor representatives of the IAEA present at the Zaporizhzhia NPP site are not allowed by the invaders to the construction site.

“At least 74 containers, each of which contains 24 assemblies of spent nuclear fuel, are stored at the DSSNF. The destruction of these containers as a result of detonation will lead to a radiation accident and radiation contamination of several hundred square kilometers of the surrounding area. Such construction on the territory of the nuclear plant is an illegal interference by Russia in the project of the DSSNF nuclear installation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and a gross violation of both the conditions of the license for the operation of the plant and international requirements in the field of nuclear and radiation safety", the company stressed.

Moreover, for two days now, representatives of the Russian authorities and all hostile propaganda have been claiming that Ukraine is allegedly preparing a "dirty nuclear bomb", for which, according to the Russian Federation, spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste stored at the Zaporizhzhia NPP site can be used.

"To intimidate the world even more, the Russians published a fake map of potential radiation contamination with the epicenter at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Energoatom assumes that such actions of the occupiers may indicate that they are preparing a terrorist act using nuclear materials and radioactive waste stored at the Zaporizhzhia NPP site. The nuclear terrorism must be stopped", Enerhoatom added.

A "dirty bomb" is a radiological dispersal device, which is essentially an explosive device loaded with radioactive material. When detonated, the radioactive material is spread by the blast wave.

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