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UN Nuclear Chief Rafael Grossi: ‘I Am a Calm Person. I Focus on What I Can Do’
- On June 5, International Atomic Energy Agency observers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently under Russian control, reported hearing multiple gunfire bursts and at least five explosions linked to drone attacks near the facility’s training center.
- During the initial phase of their 2022 invasion, Russian troops took control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and this year has seen a fourth drone strike targeting its training facility amid ongoing hostilities.
- All six reactors at this major nuclear power site have been offline since September 2022, and the plant currently cannot be restarted safely due to insufficient cooling water and the lack of a reliable power supply.
- IAEA director Rafael Grossi warned that drones near nuclear plants could have serious consequences and stated, “such incidents must stop immediately,” while saying Russia’s restart plans are not imminent.
- Grossi emphasized the ongoing nuclear accident risk in Ukraine and called for unhindered IAEA access, while President Zelenskyy condemned any Russian restart attempts without Ukraine’s involvement as dangerous.
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The head of the Russian nuclear agency and the Director General of the IAEA ruled out a reactivation of the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today that its team at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine heard repeated gunfire near the facility.
IAEA Chief Warns of Potential Nuclear Accident in Ukraine
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned about the ongoing risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine, saying the "dangers to nuclear safety continue to be very real and ever-present." The presence of IAEA officials at nuclear facilities in Ukraine remains essential to help prevent a nuclear incident, Raphael Grossi said on June 3 after his 12th visit to Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022…
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