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Ukrainian army’s bombardments damage nuclear waste storage facilities at ZNPP

Dmitry Shevchenko stressed that the nuclear power plant was a solid engineering structure, designed to withstand major external impacts, both man-made and natural

MOSCOW, November 30. /TASS/. The Ukrainian army’s bombardments have damaged the buildings of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and its waste storage facilities, but the containers where radioactive substances may be kept have remained intact, Rosenergoatom spokesman Dmitry Shevchenko has said.

"Of course, some shells hit the waste storage facilities. The building itself has many damaged sections, but the containers where radioactive substances may be kept are unaffected," he said in a video uploaded to the Zvezda TV broadcaster’s Telegram channel.

Shevchenko stressed that the nuclear power plant was a solid engineering structure, designed to withstand major external impacts, both man-made and natural. He added that it could not be ruled out that if the "abnormal situation" continued, some elements of the ZNPP’s infrastructure might be significantly damaged, with possible serious consequences affecting radiological parameters.

"Continuing the bombardments of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant’s premises is at least irresponsible, or, more correctly, criminal. It is tantamount to keeping a state bordering Ukraine hostage," Shevchenko stressed.