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IAEA Chief Travels to Ukraine to Investigate Danger at Occupied Nuclear Plant

  • The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency visited Ukraine to assess conditions at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
  • The plant's cooling reservoir has dropped significantly in level, threatening the cooling systems for its six nuclear reactors.
  • Both Ukraine and Russia have accused the other of sabotaging a dam that fed the reservoir, leading to major flooding downstream.
  • Though stable for now, the low water level could endanger the plant if it falls further and incapacitates the pumps supplying the main cooling pond.
  • The IAEA team will swap out members during the Director General's trip to continue monitoring the precarious situation.
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