KIEV, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will closely monitor the water level at the cooling pond of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in southern Ukraine, IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said Thursday.
"With the water that is here the plant can be kept safe for some time," Grossi said in a video message on Twitter after visiting the ZNPP.
The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has caused a decrease in the water level, which is needed to cool the nuclear facility, but the plant will work to replenish the water so that the safety functions can continue normally, Grossi said.
Grossi arrived at the ZNPP earlier on Thursday to assess the situation after the Kakhovka dam flooding.
The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam was destroyed on June 6, with Ukraine and Russia trading accusations over the attack on it.
The ZNPP, which has been controlled by Russian forces since March 2022, is located some 140 km northeast of the Kakhovka plant.
