1 My remarks are intended to informally describe and assess these risks for Select Committee members. Basic information about these events is documented in open sources, including official statements and reports from Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate (SNRIU), from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and international media. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Russia has validated these concerns by shelling a nuclear research institute in Kharkiv, and by attacking, overrunning, and occupying Europe’s biggest nuclear power station at Zaporizhzhia. The main concerns are that Russian forces may attack and/or wrest control of nuclear power reactors, directly or indirectly cause a serious or severe nuclear accident, and/or take other actions that may result in the exposure of Ukraine’s population to ionizing radiation. I thank the UK House of Commons for its kind invitation to present information on this important issue today to members of Select Committees.įollowing from Russia’s invasion of and ongoing war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s civil nuclear energy power infrastructure poses risks that exceed those normally associated with nuclear installations and nuclear and radiological materials. Testimony before the United Kingdom House of Commons, CBRN Expert Parliamentary Roundtable on Ukraine
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