The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the security situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The two also discussed “other non-proliferation global challenges” at the meeting in Sochi on the Black Sea, Grossi said on Wednesday on the […]
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IAEA head seeks Putin meeting over ‘precarious’ Ukraine nuclear plant
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, plans to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week over the worrying security situation at the Russian-occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya. Europe’s largest nuclear plant is currently supplied with only a single power line for cooling nuclear material, Grossi said […]
IAEA chief visits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to assess safety
Director General of the UN’s nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi visited the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine’s south on Feb. 7 to check the status of the plant’s cooling systems and assess whether it can operate with a reduced staff. The nuclear plant, the largest in Europe, has been under Russian occupation since March […]
IAEA chief Grossi to visit and assess Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has travelled to Ukraine to assess the situation surrounding the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. “What we are focussing on at the moment is the situation surrounding the cooling function of the power plant,” Grossi told journalists in Kiev on Tuesday ahead of a […]
Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant faces staff shortage of 50% – IAEA
The occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant only employs half the number of personnel required, and the station’s nuclear fuel life is also running out. Source: IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, during a joint press conference with Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, as reported by Ukrinform news agency Details: According to Grossi, the need for a […]
Security fragile at Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in Ukraine – IAEA chief
Security at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the facility, the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief has said. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi, who is in Kyiv, told the Associated Press that his upcoming visit to the plant as the war […]
Security fragile at Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in Ukraine – IAEA chief
Security at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the facility, the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief has said. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi, who is in Kyiv, told the Associated Press that his upcoming visit to the plant as the war […]
IAEA head to visit Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant amid staff shortages
The staff at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya has shrunk from around 11,500 to 4,500 under Russian occupation, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Thursday ahead of his trip to Ukraine. Grossi plans to visit the power plant near the front line in Ukraine again next […]
Russians continue to block access for IAEA experts to reactor halls of 3 Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant’s units
The Russians have not yet granted International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) access to the reactor halls of units 1, 2 and 6. Source: a statement by Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, regarding the situation in Ukraine Quote: “International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Ukraine’s […]
Iran rejects IAEA report on increased highly enriched uranium output
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has rejected a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the effect that production of highly enriched uranium has been ramped up sharply. “We are pursuing our current activities within the rules framework,” Mohammad Eslami said, the Iran Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday. On […]
Iran expanding production of highly enriched uranium, IAEA says
Iran has been ramping up the production of highly enriched uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday, reversing a slowdown that started in the middle of the year. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi informed the organization’s member states on Tuesday, a spokesman in Vienna said. Production had previously been scaled back in mid-2023. […]