The U.N. nuclear watchdog says its director-general has arrived in Ukraine for talks with senior government officials on delivering “urgent technical assistance” to ensure the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities.
FILE - IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks at a press conference in the headquarters of the IAEA in the Vienna International Center, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 7, 2022. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday, March 29, 2022 its director-general has arrived in Ukraine for talks with senior government officials on delivering “urgent technical assistance” to ensure the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities.
It said that Grossi will travel to one of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants this week, but didn’t say which one. Ukraine has 15 nuclear reactors at four active power plants, and also is home to the decommissioned Chernobyl plant, the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster. Russian forces have taken control of Chernobyl and of the largest active power plant, at Zaporizhzhia.
He said Tuesday that Ukraine has requested his agency's assistance and “we will now start delivering it.”
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