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UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant despite fighting

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Russia and Ukraine accused each other of waging attacks Thursday near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant just as a team of U.N. inspectors were heading to visit it despite the fighting.

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  1. UN Agency to Inspect Ukraine Nuclear Plant in Urgent Mission

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    UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant despite fighting

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  1. Military.com

    UN Agency to Inspect Ukraine Nuclear Plant in Urgent Mission (opens Military.com)

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    Underscoring the urgency, Ukraine and Russia again accused each other of shelling the wider region around the nuclear power plant.

  2. NBC News

    U.N. team on way to Ukrainian nuclear plant where radiation disaster is feared (opens NBC News)

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    The International Atomic Energy Agency mission is set to arrive at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine later this week.

  3. Sioux City Journal

    UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    United Nations inspectors are making their way toward Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Theirs is a long-anticipated mission that the world hopes will help secure the Russian-held facility in the

  4. The Guardian

    UN nuclear watchdog heads to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant for inspection (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    IAEA experts from countries deemed neutral will examine facility after shelling stoked fears of catastrophe

  5. PBS NewsHour

    U.N. sends inspectors to Ukraine nuclear plant threatened by war (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A team of U.N. inspectors made its way toward Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Wednesday on a perilous, long-sought mission to safeguard the site and prevent a catastrophe from the fighting raging around it.

  6. KING 5 Seattle

    UN team to reach Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to check for damage (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    Despite "explicit guarantees" from Russia that the team would be able to work at the plant, it's a mission fraught with danger as the first to cross battle lines.

  7. Omaha World-Herald

    U.N. monitors head to troubled Ukraine nuclear plant (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    A team of international nuclear inspectors is heading to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant amid fighting in southern Ukraine and international concern of a potential accident or radiation leak. The

  8. ABC 10 Sacramento

    UN inspectors head to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to check for damage (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    Despite "explicit guarantees" from Russia that the team would be able to work at the plant, it's a mission fraught with danger as the first to cross battle lines.

  9. Breitbart News

    U.N. Inspectors Head to Ukraine For Europe's Largest Nuclear Plant (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A team of inspectors was heading Wednesday to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant caught in the middle of the fighting in southern Ukraine.

  10. Washington Times

    U.N. inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone (opens Washington Times)

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    United Nations inspectors made their way toward Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Wednesday, a long-anticipated mission that the world hopes will help secure the Russian-held facility in the middle of a war zone and avoid catastrophe.

  11. The Times of Israel

    UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant in bid to prevent catastrophe (opens The Times of Israel)

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    IAEA staff aim to protect Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's biggest, as top EU official accuses Russia of 'gambling with the nuclear security' by not demilitarizing the area

  12. NPR

    Nuclear inspectors arrive at Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine (opens NPR)

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    Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrive today at the troubled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to assess damage and establish safety and security conditions.

  13. Fox News

    UN watchdog heads to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with 'explicit guarantees' for its safety (opens Fox News)

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    The International Atomic Energy Agency heads to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after weeks of shelling have threatened its security.

  14. The Guardian

    UN inspectors reach Zaporizhzhia city before planned visit to nuclear plant - video (opens The Guardian)

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    Recent bombardment near Zaporizhzhia has led to fears of a catastrophe, with Ukraine and Russia trading blame for the attacks

  15. Herald Bulletin

    UN nuclear agency team arrives at Ukraine power plant (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator says a team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe’s largest nuclear plant to inspect security conditions that forced the shutdown

  16. WTOP Washington DC

    UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant despite fighting (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Russia and Ukraine accused each other of waging attacks Thursday near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant just as a team of U.N. inspectors were heading to visit it despite the fighting.

  17. The Times of Israel

    UN inspectors visit Ukraine nuclear plant as shelling causes reactor shutdown (opens The Times of Israel)

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    IAEA says inspectors were delayed on Ukrainian side of frontier but Grossi convinced military authorities to allow team to visit Russia-held plant, where one reactor has been shut

  18. Washington Times

    Inspectors reach embattled Ukrainian nuclear plant amid fear of disaster (opens Washington Times)

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    International inspectors reached the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Thursday and pledged to stay on site as continued fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces threatens to ignite a disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear facility.

  19. Los Angeles Times

    U.N. inspectors try for access to Ukrainian nuclear plant despite fierce fighting (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The company that oversees Ukraine’s nuclear power plants says Russian shelling triggered a shutdown of one of the Zaporizhzhia facility's reactors.

  20. Washington Times

    U.N. nuclear agency team arrives at Ukraine power plant (opens Washington Times)

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    A team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe’s largest nuclear plant to inspect security conditions that forced the shutdown of one reactor, Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator said Thursday.

  21. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    UN inspectors arrive at Ukraine nuclear plant amid fighting (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A U.N. inspection team arrived at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Thursday on a mission to safeguard it against catastrophe, reaching the site amid fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces that prompted the shutdown of one reactor and underscored the urgency of the task.

  22. Insider

    UN nuclear agency says inspectors are in danger but 'won't stop' its visit to Ukraine's nuclear plant amid increased military activity around it (opens Insider)

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    Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of attacks around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as the International Atomic Energy Agency visits.

  23. Military.com

    UN Nuclear Team Arrives at Ukraine Power Plant Caught in the Middle of Fighting (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    A team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe’s largest nuclear plant to inspect security conditions.

  24. The Times of Israel

    IAEA inspectors reach Russian-held nuclear plant in Ukraine (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

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  25. PBS NewsHour

    U.N. inspection team arrives at threatened Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A U.N. inspection team has arrived at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on a mission to safeguard it from catastrophe.

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