Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk and Director-General of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) William D. Magwood, on the sidelines of the "Roadmaps to New Nuclear 2025” Conference in Paris, discussed urgent nuclear safety risks in the region caused by russia’s ongoing shelling of Ukraine’s energy system. They also touched upon the current situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.

Svitlana Grynchuk emphasized that international efforts are crucial to prevent a catastrophe. The first priority is the demilitarization of the plant.

The 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted the resolution “Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Security and Safeguards in Ukraine.”

The document, supported by 62 member states, calls on the Russian Federation to immediately de-occupy and demilitarize the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and return it under the full control of the Ukrainian authorities.

Ukraine calls on the international community to reduce the influence of the Russian Federation on global energy markets and to support diversification of resources, particularly in the nuclear energy sector. Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk emphasized this at the “Roadmaps to New Nuclear Energy 2025” Conference in Paris.

Representatives of the EBRD, headed by the EBRD Managing Director for Ukraine and Moldova, Arvid Tuerkner, together with representatives of the Ministry of Energy and the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, visited the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.

The participants inspected key facilities located in the Exclusion Zone and discussed further steps to ensure their nuclear and radiation safety.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has extended the implementation of the experimental project on the distribution of humanitarian assistance received in the form of liquefied natural gas for household consumers in frontline regions. The decision was adopted within the framework of the implementation of the Actions Plan of the Government of Ukraine for 2025.

Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk, on the sidelines of the 69th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, held a meeting with the Permanent Representatives of the EU countries to the IAEA.

“In the conditions when Russia continues to deliberately shell Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, coordination of efforts with partner countries within the framework of the Agency is of exceptional importance,” Svitlana Grynchuk emphasized.

On the sidelines of the 69th IAEA General Conference, Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk met with the heads of delegations from Poland, the United Kingdom, France, Estonia, the Netherlands, as well as representatives of the European Commission.

In particular, during talks with Poland’s Deputy Minister of Energy – Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Wojciech Wrochny, the Minister discussed the development of nuclear energy and limiting Russian energy supplies to the EU.

Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, Svitlana Grynchuk, met with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna.

During the dialogue, they discussed opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation, including the development of new nuclear generation capacities in Ukraine, advancement of the uranium industry, the introduction of U.S. technologies, and the diversification of gas supply sources and routes. According to the Minister, these measures will strengthen Ukraine’s energy security and enhance its position in European and global energy markets.

Deputy Ministers of Energy of Ukraine Roman Andarak and Olha Yukhymchuk held a meeting with a delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development led by EBRD Managing Director for Ukraine and Moldova, Arvid Tuerkner. The key topic of the meeting was current and future cooperation aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s energy resilience.

Within the framework of the 69th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk held a meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.

Key topics of discussion included the Agency’s support for Ukraine’s nuclear sector and energy resilience, the current situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, and the restoration of the sarcophagus over the Chernobyl NPP.