IAEA Director General arrives in Ukraine for talks on nuclear security

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi is in Ukraine for talks with high-ranking officials on the agency’s urgent technical assistance in ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities and preventing the risk of accidents.

The IAEA announced this on its website on Tuesday.

“The military conflict is putting Ukraine’s nuclear power plants and other facilities with radioactive material in unprecedented danger. We must take urgent action to make sure that they can continue to operate safely and securely and reduce the risk of a nuclear accident that could have a severe health and environmental impact both in Ukraine and beyond,” Director General Grossi said.

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