Specialists say there are no reasons for concern about last week’s accident at the nuclear power plant in Ukraine’s Zaporojie. The subject was discussed in the program “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, IPN reports.

Sergiu Juncu, of the Civic Protection Service, said all the necessary measurements were taken and there was identified no variation in the level of radiation.

For his part, Artur Buzdugan, director of the National Agency for Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities, also assured that there are no reasons for concern as the accident occurred in the electric power sector, not in the reactor. “There were no radiation leaks. Measurements were done not only by us, but also by specialists from other countries. Even if with a slight delay, the Government of Ukraine informed us about the accident. However, we would like closer cooperation with the competent Ukrainian authorities so that such cases are reported as quickly as possible,” he stated.

On the other hand, Tudor Capatana, director of the Association “Chernobyl”, expressed his concern about the developments. “The Ukrainian authorities reported the case in a week. This fact arouses concern. Did they try to hide the accident again? Our country is surrounded by seven nuclear power plants of Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria. The danger is great and we thus proposed creating a specialized group of intervention in cases of nuclear accidents, but our proposal was rejected,” he said.

Ukrainian Premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk this Wednesday announced that an accident happened at a nuclear power plant in Zaporojie, in southeastern Ukraine. The news agency Interfax Ukraine reported that faults were experienced at Block No.3 which has a nuclear reactor of 1,000 megawatts. The reactor is expected to restart work on December 5.