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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Says Loses Contact with Chernobyl Nuclear Data Systems

On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct Chernobyl plant. Sergei SUPINSKY AFP/File

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility.

On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct plant, site of a 1986 disaster that killed hundreds and spread radioactive contamination west across Europe, AFP said.

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