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IAEA team on the way to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

2022-08-29T04:51:41.440Z


Because of the fighting around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is occupied by Russian troops, there are growing concerns about a nuclear catastrophe. An independent team of experts is now allowed to check the situation on site.


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After repeated shelling of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) made their way there.

The mission under his leadership will arrive "later this week" at the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, said IAEA boss Rafael Grossi on Monday in the online service Twitter.

Because of the shelling of the nuclear power plant, for which Ukraine and Russia blame each other, fear of a nuclear catastrophe like that in Chernobyl in 1986 is growing.

More soon at SPIEGEL.de

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Source: spiegel

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