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'You're playing with fire' warns UN over shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has called for an end to fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, after powerful explosions were recorded in the area over the weekend.

Radio France Internationale

Nuclear agency warns of renewed shelling at Ukrainian plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has received reports of renewed shelling in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

IAEA chief hopes for crunch meeting in Iran after Tehran says it's off

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday he hoped a meeting with Iran later this month to end an impasse over traces of uranium found at undeclared sites would proceed after Iran's nuclear chief reportedly said it was not "on the agenda".

Reuters

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U.N. nuclear watchdog says Ukraine research facility damaged, no material missing

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Friday said a probe of a research facility in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv found it was badly damaged, but there were no signs of a radiological release or diversion of nuclear material.

Reuters

COP27: nuclear boss doesn't expect surge in waste recycling

Recycling radioactive waste from nuclear power has security and cost challenges but the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be able to monitor the process should more countries take that path, the IAEA head said this week.

Reuters

Iran offers nothing new in latest meeting, UN nuclear watchdog says

The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said Iran did not offer anything new during a recent meeting in Vienna about its nuclear program, but added that talks would continue in the coming weeks.

Reuters

External power restored to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - IAEA

External power has been restored to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant two days after it was disconnected from the power grid after Russian shelling damaged high voltage lines, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Saturday.

Reuters

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Iran Is an Ever More ‘Relevant’ Problem, Nuclear Watchdog Chief Says

Iran is a problem that is ever more "relevant", the UN nuclear watchdog's chief, Rafael Grossi, said on Friday, in an apparent reference to the growing number of advanced centrifuges Tehran is using to enrich uranium. The International Atomic Energy Agency has said in recent confidential reports to member states…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran is an ever more 'relevant' problem, nuclear watchdog chief says

Iran is a problem that is ever more "relevant", the U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief, Rafael Grossi, said on Friday, in an apparent reference to the growing number of advanced centrifuges the Islamic Republic is using to enrich uranium.

Reuters

World ‘holding breath’ over possible N Korea nuclear test: IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief says indications are that North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: what are 'dirty bombs' and why is Russia suddenly talking about them?

Since the invasion of Ukraine in February, the threat that weapons of mass destruction would be used has been a constant concern. Discussion of this threat has tended to focus on the possibility that Russia might resort to using its nuclear arsenal – something hinted at several times by the…

The Conversation

Explosions heard in Kyiv as Putin declares martial law in 'annexed' regions

Several loud explosions have been heard in central Kyiv, according to AFP reporters. Meanwhile, the head of the Russian-controlled region of Kherson in southern Ukraine said that pro-Kremlin officials were evacuating the city along with all other civilian inhabitants but vowed Moscow's forces would keep fighting. Read FRANCE 24’s liveblog…

France 24

IAEA chief hopes to return to Ukraine 'soon' over nuclear plant talks

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi expects to return "soon" to Ukraine, he told Reuters on Tuesday, amid negotiations to establish a security protection zone around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Reuters

IAEA's Grossi hails Ukraine restoration of power to key nuclear plant

Ukrainian engineers have restored "much needed" back-up power to a key Russian-occupied nuclear power plant after shelling robbed it of access to external electricity twice in the past week, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine-War

Russia is keeping up its targeted attacks on critical infrastructure across Ukraine, in a fifth straight day of intensified bombardments

Tribune News Service

Russia’s atomic grab in Ukraine corners international monitors

Russia’s plunder of the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe risks undercutting efforts to establish a security zone around the reactors and has narrowed the room for diplomacy with international monitors, according to analysts.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Tells IAEA's Grossi that Situation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant ‘of Concern’

Russian President Vladimir Putin told International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi on Tuesday that the situation around Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is "of concern". At a meeting in St Petersburg shown on Russian state television, Putin told Grossi, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog,…

Evening Standard

Putin calls emergency security council meeting after bridge blast humiliation

The Russian president is under pressure as Ukraine forces re-take territory

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Here's why the risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine has 'significantly increased'

The head of the world's atomic watchdog warned that the reactors at Zaporizhzhia might have to be shut down. That would start a clock ticking at the site.

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine’s push to retake Kherson a symbol of Kyiv’s hope; UN seeks demilitarised zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; Russia intensifies energy war

Wales Online

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant 'needs safe zone to avoid nuclear disaster'

The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog has expressed his concerns

Tribune News Service

Russian-occupied reactor at increased safety risk, UN warns

Operators at a Russian-occupied nuclear reactor in Ukraine may soon have to draw on their last line of defense to prevent a nuclear accident, according to the most dire warning yet issued by International Atomic Energy Agency monitors.

The Guardian - UK

UN calls for demilitarised zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Secretary general says agreement must be secured to commit Russian forces to withdraw and Ukrainian forces not to move in

Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Visit to Ukraine Nuclear Plant Highlights Risks

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are used to risky missions — from the radioactive aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in Japan to the politically charged Iranian nuclear program. But their deployment amid the war in Ukraine to Zaporizhzhia takes the threat to a new level and underscores the…

The Guardian - AU

Zaporizhzhia plant again loses last main power line; public bids farewell to Gorbachev at funeral – as it happened

Nuclear energy facility now linked to grid with a reserve line; former leader buried without state honours

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