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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
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi says during a visit to Kyiv that it is "obvious" that the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant belongs to Ukraine. "For us it is obvious that since it is a Ukrainian facility, the ownership is Energoatom," Grossi says during a press conference, referring to the Ukrainian state nuclear agency, after Russia announced it had seized operational control of the facility. SOUNDBITE
Russia's "reckless" overnight attack on a nuclear power (plant, ed) in Ukraine endangered all of Europe, the US ambassador to the United Nations says. "Russia's attack last night put Europe's largest nuclear power plant at grave risk," Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells the Security Council during an emergency meeting. SOUNDBITE
A nuclear power plant is leaking radioactive material into the water near Miami, according to a recent study published by Miami-Dade County.
A view of the coastline near the Fukushima-Daiichi facility as Japan begins releasing wastewater from the crippled nuclear plant, in an operation it insists is safe but which has generated a fierce backlash from China. IMAGES