The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department of Energy sent to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom last month.

In the letter, which was reviewed by CNN and is dated March 17, 2023, the director of the Energy Department’s Office of Nonproliferation Policy, Andrea Ferkile, tells Rosatom’s director general that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar “contains US-origin nuclear technical data that is export-controlled by the United States Government.”

Goods, software and technology are subject to US export controls when it is possible for them to be used in a way that undermines US national security interests.

The Energy Department letter comes as Russian forces continue to control the plant, which is the largest nuclear power station in Europe and sits in a part of the Zaporizhzhia region that Russia occupied after its invasion of Ukraine last February. The plant has frequently been disconnected from Ukraine’s power grid due to intense Russian shelling in the area, raising fears across Europe of a nuclear accident.

While the plant is still physically operated by Ukrainian staff, Rosatom manages it. The Energy Department warned Rosatom in the letter that it is “unlawful” for any Russian citizens or entities to handle the US technology.

CNN has reached out to Rosatom for comment.

“It is unlawful under United States law for non-authorized persons, including, but not limited to, Russian citizens and Russian entities,” the letter says, “such as Rosatom and its subsidiaries, to knowingly and willfully access, possess, control, export, store, seize, review, re-export, ship, transfer, copy, manipulate such technology or technical data, or direct, or authorize others to do the same, without such Russian entities becoming authorized recipients by the Secretary of the US Department of Energy.”

It is not clear whether Rosatom has responded to the letter. The Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration told CNN in a statement that the letter is authentic.

The letters were first reported by the Russian news outlet RBC.

“The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration can confirm that the letter is legitimate,” said Shayela Hassan, the deputy director of public affairs for the National Nuclear Security Administration.

She added: “The Secretary of Energy has the statutory responsibility for authorizing the transfer of unclassified civilian nuclear technology and assistance to foreign atomic energy activities. DOE does not comment on regulatory activities.”

Another letter from Ferkile to the Energy Department’s Inspector General, reviewed by CNN and dated October 24, 2022, outlines the technology the US has exported to Ukraine for use in the Zaporizhzhia plant and reiterates that the department has “no record of any current authorization to transfer this technology and technical data to any Russian national or entity.”

The Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy has been public about the US’ support for the plant, and stated on its website in June 2021 that “the United States helped implement new maintenance procedures and operations at the reactor that should ultimately strengthen energy security” in Ukraine.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/politics/us-warns-russia-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant/index.html#:~:text=The%20US%20has%20sensitive%20nuclear,energy%20firm%20Rosatom%20last%20month

It have been captured and if Putin likes he can poo and fart on the nuclear equipments there. If the USA government are not happy with it they should go to court.

After threats , they will beg

It is now clear, the US were building a sort of weapon, maybe nuclear or biological. Unfortunately, Putin takes order from no one.

VERY INTERESTING.

orisa37:
VERY INTERESTING.

THIS MIGHT STOP RUSSIA'S RASCALITIES AND NUCLEAR TAMPERING.

I don't know what makes the US think they can order Russia around. Since Finland has joined NATO, WW3 has officially kicked off and anything goes.

Stop warning (sleeping eagle)hit Russia( the bear)! and your population will not remain the same

Empty threat! wetin you do when e bomb Poland
Wetin you do when e knock out your drone and I'm sure he will analyze it's data soon or later

Imagine ...

Yet some people are banking on the US to help us..

If there's no UKRAINE there will be no NUCLEAR PLANT..

So make them Finish UKRAINE leave una NUCLEAR PLANT BAHH...

ponziponzi:
The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department of Energy sent to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom last month.

In the letter, which was reviewed by CNN and is dated March 17, 2023, the director of the Energy Department’s Office of Nonproliferation Policy, Andrea Ferkile, tells Rosatom’s director general that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar “contains US-origin nuclear technical data that is export-controlled by the United States Government.”

Goods, software and technology are subject to US export controls when it is possible for them to be used in a way that undermines US national security interests.

The Energy Department letter comes as Russian forces continue to control the plant, which is the largest nuclear power station in Europe and sits in a part of the Zaporizhzhia region that Russia occupied after its invasion of Ukraine last February. The plant has frequently been disconnected from Ukraine’s power grid due to intense Russian shelling in the area, raising fears across Europe of a nuclear accident.

While the plant is still physically operated by Ukrainian staff, Rosatom manages it. The Energy Department warned Rosatom in the letter that it is “unlawful” for any Russian citizens or entities to handle the US technology.

CNN has reached out to Rosatom for comment.

“It is unlawful under United States law for non-authorized persons, including, but not limited to, Russian citizens and Russian entities,” the letter says, “such as Rosatom and its subsidiaries, to knowingly and willfully access, possess, control, export, store, seize, review, re-export, ship, transfer, copy, manipulate such technology or technical data, or direct, or authorize others to do the same, without such Russian entities becoming authorized recipients by the Secretary of the US Department of Energy.”

It is not clear whether Rosatom has responded to the letter. The Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration told CNN in a statement that the letter is authentic.

The letters were first reported by the Russian news outlet RBC.

“The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration can confirm that the letter is legitimate,” said Shayela Hassan, the deputy director of public affairs for the National Nuclear Security Administration.

She added: “The Secretary of Energy has the statutory responsibility for authorizing the transfer of unclassified civilian nuclear technology and assistance to foreign atomic energy activities. DOE does not comment on regulatory activities.”

Another letter from Ferkile to the Energy Department’s Inspector General, reviewed by CNN and dated October 24, 2022, outlines the technology the US has exported to Ukraine for use in the Zaporizhzhia plant and reiterates that the department has “no record of any current authorization to transfer this technology and technical data to any Russian national or entity.”

The Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy has been public about the US’ support for the plant, and stated on its website in June 2021 that “the United States helped implement new maintenance procedures and operations at the reactor that should ultimately strengthen energy security” in Ukraine.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/politics/us-warns-russia-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant/index.html#:~:text=The%20US%20has%20sensitive%20nuclear,energy%20firm%20Rosatom%20last%20month

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Everything you see on mainstream media are usual junks for public consumption. Except you're part of some anonymous group or an insider with politicians, you'll never know the truth.

For the US to risk loosing it's hegemony just to crush Russia, triggering dedolarisation globally, and the complete lost of trust on western control systems, there is something they know that you don't know.

The US have always denied staging bio-weapons in Ukraine, just as they denied blowing up nord stream pipeline, but will you expect them to be truthful?

This is why everyone or country must do everything to be strong, because it's only then you can assert and defend your interest, without bowing to anyone.

I believe World War three had started, and this is the dawn of it. Everyone have already taken sides. It's the West against the rest. Finland joining NATO, middle-East aligning with China/Russia, etc.

pansophist:
Everything you see on mainstream media are usual junks for public consumption. Except you're part of some anonymous group or an insider with politicians, you'll never know the truth.

For the US to risk loosing it's hegemony just to crush Russia, triggering dedolarisation globally, and the complete lost of trust on western control systems, there is something they know that you don't know.

The US have always denied staging bio-weapons in Ukraine, just as they denied blowing up nord stream pipeline, but will you expect them to be truthful?

This is why everyone or country must do everything to be strong, because it's only then you can assert and defend your interest, without bowing to anyone.

I believe World War three had started, and this is the dawn of it. Everyone have already taken sides. It's the West against the rest. Finland joining NATO, middle-East aligning with China/Russia, etc.

I don't think the West nare ready for WWIII because there are many issues within that need to be address

Economy issues

France have boycott from west attacking China

Germany nhave shutdown their Nuclear plant

There was high rate of mass shooting in USA recently

Engaging in any war by the West for now is Double blow

Even though I don't support Putin's invasion of Ukrainian Sovereignty and territory, I think this is just an empty threat and a joke from the U. S

"It is unlawful under United States law"

In another man's land

Empty threats, when you're ready to beg then the Russians can hear your side of the story if not the Russians will or are already tempering with it

pansophist:
Everything you see on mainstream media are usual junks for public consumption. Except you're part of some anonymous group or an insider with politicians, you'll never know the truth.

For the US to risk loosing it's hegemony just to crush Russia, triggering dedolarisation globally, and the complete lost of trust on western control systems, there is something they know that you don't know.

The US have always denied staging bio-weapons in Ukraine, just as they denied blowing up nord stream pipeline, but will you expect them to be truthful?

This is why everyone or country must do everything to be strong, because it's only then you can assert and defend your interest, without bowing to anyone.

I believe World War three had started, and this is the dawn of it. Everyone have already taken sides. It's the West against the rest. Finland joining NATO, middle-East aligning with China/Russia, etc.

Boss adopt me now o cus there is no more time to waste

JOACHINpedro:


Boss adopt me now o cus there is no more time to waste

Na only rich people I de adopt. You get money?

pansophist:


Na only rich people I de adopt. You get money?

I get potential

Imagine,building nuclear weapon in Russia backyard and some mumu still asked why Russia is fighting

Masterviolence:
"It is unlawful under United States law"

In another man's land

Empty threats, when you're ready to beg then the Russians can hear your side of the story if not the Russians will or are already tempering with it

E be like Poland don supply USA the same weed their ogbonge dealer deh give them.

Warmonger, all they care about is controlling the world, stacking the deck so they can have military advantage over everyone and use nato as puppets. This is nothing new

JOACHINpedro:

I get potential

That's good. When the potential don make you rich, I'll be here to adopt you lol

pansophist:
Everything you see on mainstream media are usual junks for public consumption. Except you're part of some anonymous group or an insider with politicians, you'll never know the truth.

For the US to risk loosing it's hegemony just to crush Russia, triggering dedolarisation globally, and the complete lost of trust on western control systems, there is something they know that you don't know.

The US have always denied staging bio-weapons in Ukraine, just as they denied blowing up nord stream pipeline, but will you expect them to be truthful?

This is why everyone or country must do everything to be strong, because it's only then you can assert and defend your interest, without bowing to anyone.

I believe World War three had started, and this is the dawn of it. Everyone have already taken sides. It's the West against the rest. Finland joining NATO, middle-East aligning with China/Russia, etc.

You and your conspiracy theories 😀😁😁😂😂😂😂😂

Or else what?