UN Inspectors To Visit Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant

August 29, 2022 Russia, Ukraine

International inspectors were heading Monday to the Ukrainian nuclear plant at the center of growing alarm about a potential radiation disaster.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog mission is set to arrive at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant later this week, offering hope for progress even as the two warring sides exchanged new accusations of shelling around the complex in southern Ukraine.

The U.N.’s atomic energy agency has warned for months about the risk of a nuclear catastrophe, and has sought to send in a team to inspect and help secure the safety of the plant.

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This week, DG @rafaelmgrossi leads the IAEA Support & Assistance Mission to #Zaporizhzhya (ISAMZ) to:
?Assess physical damage
?Determine functionality of safety & security systems
?Evaluate staff conditions
?Perform urgent safeguards activities
?https://t.co/VKdJqxecgj https://t.co/miI73Pi9dI

— IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency (@iaeaorg) August 29, 2022