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IAEA head Rafael Grossi: ‘The risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine needs to be excluded’

By France24
18 March 2022   |   5:57 am
Grossi said he has had constructive talks with the warring sides, who both agree that “something needs to be done” to safeguard the safety of the plants, but that the IAEA is still working on an agreement to ensure that the risk “of a nuclear accident is completely excluded”.

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