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IAEA's Grossi on Ukraine: 'We expect that no use of a nuclear weapon will take place'

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), addressed the danger of nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine in an interview with FRANCE 24 from Vienna. "We expect that no use of a nuclear weapon whatsoever will take place in this or in any other…

France 24 · Dec 8, 2022

UN Nuclear Chief Says Iran Ties Need to Get Back on Track

Iran appears to be at odds with the UN nuclear watchdog over information it should be providing regarding its atomic program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday. "We don't seem to be seeing eye-to-eye with Iran over their obligations to the IAEA," Rafael Grossi told…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 2, 2022

U.N. nuclear chief says Iran ties need to get back on track

Iran appears to be at odds with the U.N. nuclear watchdog over information it should be providing regarding its atomic programme, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday.

Reuters · Dec 2, 2022

Iran planning massive expansion of uranium capacity – UN nuclear watchdog

Iran has begun producing enriched uranium at a second site, to a level one step away from weapons grade

The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022

Zelensky calls on Nato to protect Ukrainian nuclear plants from Russian ‘sabotage’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Nato members to guarantee the protection of Ukraine’s nuclear plants from “Russian sabotage” following shelling at the weekend.

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022

‘Close call’: UN claims nuclear disaster narrowly avoided by fighting around Zaporizhzhia

‘Next time, we may not be so lucky,’ says expert

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

IAEA to inspect strike damage at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA) denounced "targeted" strikes at Ukraine's Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at the weekend. He says a team will be sent to inspect the site on Monday.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 21, 2022

Explainer-'Close call' at Ukrainian nuclear plant

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major disaster.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Ukraine war: Putin’s troops hampered by ‘severe shortages of munitions and skilled personnel’

British officials say Russian commanders struggling with shortages of munitions and trained personnel

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022

No nuclear safety concerns at Zaporizhzhia after shelling, UN watchdog confirms

There are no immediate nuclear safety or security concerns at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine despite shelling at the weekend, the U.N. atomic watchdog said Monday evening after its experts toured the site. Earlier on Monday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO members to guarantee the protection…

France 24 · Nov 21, 2022