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Situation at Ukrainian nuclear plant is dangerous, IAEA boss warns

Ukraine and Russia must agree to maintain safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to prevent a dangerous radiation leak, says the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency

By Matthew Sparkes

31 May 2023

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is under the control of Russian forces

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Russian forces still occupying Europe’s largest nuclear power plant are creating an “extremely fragile and dangerous” situation, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi.

“We are fortunate that a nuclear accident has not yet happened,” said Grossi in a speech to the United Nations Security Council yesterday. “We are rolling a dice and if this continues then one day our luck will run out.”

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is currently shut …

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