The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in the city of Zaporijjia, will have access to the plant on Thursday.
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They are almost there. The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived on Wednesday August 31 in the city of Zaporijjia, located 120 km from the nuclear power plant of the same name. The 14-member team, led by the director general of the organization, Rafael Grossi, will have access to the plant on Thursday. “We are preparing for the real work which starts tomorrow”the official said.
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“We will try to establish a permanent agency presence from then on.”
Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEAin a video
“It’s a mission that seeks to avoid a nuclear accident”stressed to the press the Italian official, who added that the experts were going to pass “A few days” on the spot. “These operations are very complex: we are going to a war zone, we are going to occupied territory”, he conceded. For weeks, kyiv and Moscow have accused each other of endangering the safety of the plant and risking a nuclear accident.