Coverage dated April 25, 2022

Nuclear chief: Russia's Chernobyl seizure risked accident

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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says Russian troops risked causing an accident with their “very, very dangerous” seizure of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. Thirty-six years

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Live updates | UN nuclear watchdog chief visits Chernobyl (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency says it was possible that an accident could have occurred when Russian troops seized control of the site of the 1986 Chernobyl

  2. Omaha World-Herald

    Nuclear chief: Russia's Chernobyl seizure risked accident (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says Russian troops risked causing an accident with their “very, very dangerous” seizure of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. Thirty-six years

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine war: Russia's dangerous actions in Chernobyl | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Rafael Grossi, head of the UN's atomic watchdog, described radiation levels at the Chernobyl nuclear site as 'abnormal' and warned that Russia's occupation had been dangerous. Russia seized control of the plant early in its invasion of Ukraine.

  4. Triblive

    UN nuclear watchdog chief visits Chernobyl (opens Triblive)

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    CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency says it was possible that an accident could have occurred when Russian troops seized control of the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster during the war in Ukraine.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Russian takeover of Chernobyl was ‘very dangerous’: IAEA chief (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Rafael Grossi says radiation levels around the former nuclear plant are now ‘normal’ but were up after Russian invasion.

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