Thread by @iaeaorg

In interviews yesterday, IAEA Director General @RafaelMGrossi voiced concerns over the safety and security of #Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, following events at #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Here is a roundup.

“This is unprecedented,” @RafaelMGrossi told @TIME. “We’ve never had armed conflict, in this way, with boots on the ground in a country with this configuration of nuclear infrastructure”. time.com/6155117/inside…

"Luckily, the situation did not degrade into a nuclear accident, there was no release of radiation, but it was a close call," @RafaelMGrossi told @CNN's @amanpour
edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022…

“I announced my availability and disposition to travel immediately to #Ukraine (…) to try to have a stronger framework to protect the safety and security of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities,” @RafaelMGrossi told @SkyNews
news.sky.com/video/unpreced…