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IAEA chief confirms last operational reactor at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in cold-shutdown mode

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Monday confirmed the cold shutdown of reactor number 6, the final reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) that had been operational. “At the moment, the plant is in cold shut down and we have been able to stabilize it,” Grossi said at a …

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Egypt Independent September 13, 2022

IAEA mission arrives at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission has arrived at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom has confirmed in a statement on Telegram. The IAEA also confirmed the arrival on Twitter. “IAEA’s Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhia (ISAMZ) led by Director General Rafael Grossi has just arrived at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to conduct indispensable nuclear …

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Egypt Independent September 2, 2022

Ukraine cannot guarantee security for IAEA mission, energy minister says

Ukraine cannot grant all the security for the team of UN nuclear inspectors at the Zaporizhzia nuclear plant, Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said, stressing that the situation around the nuclear facility remains “a mess.” Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was told that security is “your own responsibility,” Halushchenko said. Grossi …

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Egypt Independent September 2, 2022

UN nuclear watchdog to inspect Zaporizhzhia plant.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors are expected to go to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine sometime this week amid renewed shelling at the Russian-held facility and mounting fears over a potential nuclear accident — which has seen Ukrainian officials make iodine pills available to residents. This comes as Ukraine forces prepare for a counteroffensive in …

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Egypt Independent August 30, 2022