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UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant in urgent mission

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A U.N. nuclear watchdog team has set off on an urgent mission to safeguard the endangered Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant which has been at the heart of fighting in Ukraine. The world hopes this long-awaited trip will help avoid a nuclear catastrophe.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant in urgent mission (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    A U.N. nuclear watchdog team has set off on an urgent mission to safeguard the endangered Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant which has been at the heart of fighting in Ukraine. The world hopes this long-awaited trip will help avoid a nuclear catastrophe.

  2. 12News Now Beaumont

    UN nuclear watchdog en route to Ukraine nuclear plant (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    For months, the agency has been trying to get access to the Zaporizhzhia atomic plant over fears about danger to its operation.

  3. NBC Chicago

    UN Nuclear Watchdog to Begin Mission to Big Ukraine Nuclear Plant (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says that the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s long-awaited expert mission to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine “is now on its way.”

  4. Christian Science Monitor

    Perilous mission: UN agency heads to inspect Ukraine's nuclear plant (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    A team from the U.N. is on its way to Ukraine’s atomic energy plant in the heart of the fighting. This mission will be the hardest in the history of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    U.N. watchdog to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant occupied by Russia (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A U.N. nuclear watchdog team has set off on an urgent mission to safeguard the endangered Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine.

  6. Digital Journal

    UN Nuclear watchdog team to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant amid safety fears (opens Digital Journal)

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    A team from the UN’s nuclear watchdog is heading to Ukraine to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    U.N. agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant in urgent mission (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    A U.N. nuclear watchdog team set off on an urgent mission Monday to safeguard the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine, a long-awaited trip the world hopes will help avoid a radioactive catastrophe.

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