A team of UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors on Monday set out on a mission to inspect and repair Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which Russia and Ukraine ha…
It would also “perform urgent safeguards activities,” a reference to keeping track of nuclear material.temporarily disconnected from Ukraine’s power grid
The Kremlin said on Monday the IAEA mission was “necessary” and urged the international community to pressure Ukraine to reduce military tensions at the plant. People seeking to be evacuated from Zaporizhzhia wait at a relief center where volunteers provide food and transportation.Amid fears of a radiation disaster, Zaporizhzhia authorities have been handing out iodine tablets to residents.However, he said he did not expect significant achievements from the visit and accused the IAEA of being “in the pocket” of the United States.
Anastasija Maksimova, 9, holds her cats as she awaits evacuation from Zaporizhzhia with her family on Monday.“We expect from the mission a clear statement of facts, of violation of all nuclear, of nuclear safety protocols. We know that Russia is putting not only Ukraine, but also the entire world at threat at the risk of nuclear accident,” Kuleba said in Stockholm.
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