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 by AFP Staff Writers Vienna (AFP) April 28, 2022
UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi expressed "concern" Thursday about not having been able to access Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine since Russia seized it almost two months ago. Russian forces captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on March 4, sparking alarm when shelling caused a fire at a training facility. They also seized the now-defunct Chernobyl plant right at the beginning of their invasion of Ukraine on February 24, though they have since retreated from there. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Grossi, who has just returned from a trip to Chernobyl, has been in talks with both Ukrainian and Russian authorities to try to ensure safety. "Zaporizhzhia is at the top of my list of concerns when it comes to the situation of the nuclear facilities in Ukraine," Grossi told reporters. "There is a lot to be done there... we need to go back to Zaporizhzhia. It's extremely important," he said. He said his agency was still checking on reports that missiles had flown low over Zaporizhzhia, adding this would be "extremely serious" if confirmed. Grossi said at Chernobyl the IAEA had recorded "an increase in the levels" of radiation during their visit after Russian forces moved with heavy vehicles and dug trenches around the plant. "But the situation is not one that could be judged as posing a great danger to the environment and to people at the moment we were taking these measures," he added. Ukraine has 15 reactors in four operating plants, as well as waste repositories such as Chernobyl -- the site of the world's worst nuclear accident in 1986.
Switzerland demands curbs on Russian UN nuclear official Geneva (AFP) April 21, 2022 Switzerland has asked the UN nuclear watchdog to exclude a high-ranking Russian official from matters involving Russia and Ukraine to guarantee the organisation's independence following Moscow's invasion of its neighbour. Swiss newspaper 24 heures reported that federal energy councillor Simonetta Sommaruga wrote to International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi demanding the reduction of deputy director general Mikhail Chudakov's responsibilities. Chudakov had long held a board position ... read more
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