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Nuclear Inspectors Head for Russian-Occupied Zaporizhzhia Power Plant

HeadlineAug 31, 2022

In news from Ukraine, a team of nuclear inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency have left Kyiv and are headed for the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant — Europe’s largest nuclear power station. In recent weeks Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of attacking the plant, sparking fears of a radiation disaster. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi spoke earlier today in Kyiv.

Rafael Grossi: “We are now finally moving after six months of strenuous efforts. The IAEA is moving into the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. As you know, we have a very, very important task there to perform: to assess the real situation there, to help stabilize the situation as much as we can.”

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