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Images of Rafael Grossi, head of the UN Atomic Agency (IAEA), arriving at the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant on a trip organised by the Russian army. Grossi is flanked by soldiers in combat clothing on what is his second visit to the site of Europe's largest nuclear power station, following one in September 2022. IAEA staff are also present, including three inspectors reporting to colleagues on site. IMAGES
UN inspectors will have access to a Russian-held nuclear power plant on the frontline of fighting in southern Ukraine on Thursday and will try to establish "a permanent presence", says Rafael Grossi, the IAEA chief. "The mission will take a few days and if we are able to have a permanent prescence, or a continued presence better said, then it is going to be prolonged," Grossi adds. SOUNDBITE
The International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi says Chernobyl's radiation levels are now "normal" after they rose during Russia's occupation of the power plant "because of the movement of the heavy equipment that the Russian forces were bringing", as the IAEA chief pays a visit to the infamous power station on the anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. SOUNDBITE
"I don't know if we were very close to disaster, but the situation (during the Russian occupation) was absolutely abnormal and very dangerous" says the International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi during a visit to Chernobyl power station on the anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. SOUNDBITE
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, visits the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant weeks after Russian troops withdrew from the area. Chernobyl, the scene of the worst nuclear disaster in history, fell into Russian hands on the first day of the country’s invasion of Ukraine, and suffered a power and communications outage. Russian soldiers withdrew from the plant at the end of March, Kyiv said. Since then, the situation has gradually returned to normal, according to daily reports from the IAEA based on information from the Ukrainian regulator. IMAGES
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi offers to travel to Chernobyl to negotiate with Ukraine and Russia in order to try to ensure the security of Ukraine's nuclear sites. SOUNDBITE