Statement on the IAEA Framework for the Safety and Security of Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants

Issued 10 March 2022

World Nuclear Association supports the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Framework for the Safety and Security of Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants, and the initiative of IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi to help negotiate an agreement between Ukraine and Russia to assure the implementation of this Framework.

The seven pillars of the Framework are:

  1. The physical integrity of the facilities – whether it is the reactors, fuel ponds, or radioactive waste stores – must be maintained;
  2. All safety and security systems and equipment must be fully functional at all times;
  3. The operating staff must be able to fulfil their safety and security duties and have the capacity to make decisions free of undue pressure;
  4. There must be secure off-site power supply from the grid for all nuclear sites;
  5. There must be uninterrupted logistical supply chains and transportation to and from the sites;
  6. There must be effective on-site and off-site radiation monitoring systems and emergency preparedness and response measures; and
  7. There must be reliable communications with the regulator and others.

Further information is available from the IAEA