A planned rotation of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors was carried out at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on Friday, 17 April 2026, with the transition proceeding in a routine and orderly fashion, according to the plant’s official press service.
Four newly assigned specialists have commenced operations as part of the agency’s 34th monitoring mission at the facility, tasked with overseeing the operational safety of Europe’s largest nuclear power station. The handover was conducted in what the plant described as a “regular mode,” underscoring the continuity of international nuclear oversight at the site.
“The planned rotation of observers of the International Atomic Energy Agency took place at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. The next shift of the agency’s experts took place in a regular mode. Four specialists who joined the 34th mission began work to monitor the operational safety of the station,” the plant stated via its official channel on the Max platform.
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant is situated on the left bank of the Dnieper River, in proximity to the city of Energodar. It holds the distinction of being the largest nuclear power facility in Europe by both the number of reactor units and total installed capacity, comprising six power units each rated at one gigawatt. The plant has been under Russian administrative control since October 2022, following the broader geopolitical upheaval in the region.
The IAEA’s sustained presence at the ZNPP has been a central pillar of international efforts to prevent nuclear incidents amid ongoing hostilities in the surrounding area. The seamless execution of this latest rotation signals the continued functioning of the agency’s monitoring framework at the strategically critical installation.
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