Sep 25 Watch 7:17 IAEA chief addresses growing nuclear risks in Ukraine and Iran By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the United Nations that Russia is preparing to attack Ukraine's nuclear plants. At the same time, Iranian officials have repeatedly stated they are interested in resuming nuclear diplomacy. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Rafael Grossi, the head… Continue watching
Sep 09 IAEA warns of nuclear safety threat as combat spikes near Ukraine power plant By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The United Nations atomic watchdog warned of a potential threat to nuclear safety from a spike in fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose forces continued pressing their counteroffensive on Saturday. Continue reading
Jul 25 Land mines placed around Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, UN says By Felipe Dana, Associated Press The U.N. atomic watchdog says its monitors at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant report seeing anti-personnel mines around the site. Continue reading
Jul 09 South Korean opposition party rebukes IAEA chief over Japan’s plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog on Sunday for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. Continue reading
May 07 UN nuclear watchdog’s safety concerns rise as fighting intensifies near Ukraine plant By David Rising, Associated Press The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog expressed growing anxiety about the safety of a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant near the front lines of fighting in Ukraine after the Moscow-installed governor of the area ordered the evacuation of the… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 5:44 IAEA chief says nuclear accident ‘entirely possible’ at Ukraine plant occupied by Russians By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Europe’s largest nuclear plant remains caught in the crossfire of the war in Ukraine. Wednesday, the director-general of the UN's nuclear agency, Rafael Grossi, visited the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine to assess its stability, safety and damage. He… Continue watching
Mar 27 Ukrainian power plant remains at risk of nuclear disaster, UN watchdog warns Zelenskyy By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi met with Zelenskyy on Monday as relentless fighting in the area puts the Russian-held plant at risk of a nuclear disaster. Grossi said the situation at the plant remains tense because of the… Continue reading
Mar 04 Head of UN nuclear watchdog says Iran pledges more access for inspectors By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency said Saturday that Iran pledged to restore cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and to allow more inspections at a facility where particles of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade were… Continue reading
Jan 18 IAEA sends staff to all Ukraine nuclear plants to reduce risk of accidents By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The International Atomic Energy Agency says it is placing teams of experts at all of Ukraine's nuclear power plants to reduce the risk of severe accidents as Russia's war against the country rages on. Continue reading
Nov 20 Renewed shelling in Zaporizhzhia threatens key Ukrainian nuclear plant again By John Leicester, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for “urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident” in the Russian-occupied facility. Continue reading