HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 | History Defined

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.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 3, 2022

IAEA chief Grossi plans news conference at Vienna airport around 1800 GMT

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will hold a news conference on Friday around 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) upon his return from Ukraine, where he led a mission to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the watchdog said.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022

Two IAEA inspectors to stay at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant permanently -Russian envoy

Two inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will stay at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on a permanent basis, Russia's ambassador to international institutions in Vienna told the RIA Novosti news agency on Friday.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022

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CDC advisers endorse booster shots that target omicron for Americans 12 and up

Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022

Energy war as West caps Russian oil price, Moscow keeps gas pipe shut

Rich countries agreed on Friday to try to cap the global price of Russian oil, while Russia delayed the re-opening of its main gas pipeline to Germany, as both sides raised the stakes in an energy war between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022

As inspectors leave Ukraine's nuclear plant, the mayor of a nearby town has high hopes

Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov speaks to NPR about the risks of attacks and nuclear disaster with Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant under Russian occupation.

WEKU · Sep 1, 2022

IAEA chief leaves Ukraine nuclear plant after brief visit

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and some team members left a nuclear power plant occupied by Russian forces in Ukraine on Thursday after spending several hours there, amid reports of increased shelling in the area.

Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022

IAEA inspectors arrive at war-struck nuclear plant in Ukraine

Foreign monitors arrived at a nuclear plant held by Russian forces in Ukraine, even as shelling reported in the area threatened to put their high-stakes mission at risk.

Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022