IAEA chief calls for restraint as fighting remains ongoing 'in the vic

Details: Written by: Dmytro Basmat; 10.Aug; Hits: 87

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi called on both Kyiv and Moscow to "exercise maximum restraint" in order to avoid a nuclear accident as fighting is reportedly ongoing in the region around the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP).In a statement issued by the IAEA on Aug.

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9, Grossi said that a nuclear accident at the KNPP would have "the potential for serious radiological consequences."Grossi noted that two of the six nuclear reactors at the KNPP are in shutdown, while another two are fully operational. The remaining two reactors are under construction.The statement comes as Ukraine's continues its surprise incursion across the border into Kursk Oblast, with Ukraine reportedly making gains deeper into Russian territory.Earlier in the day on Aug. 9, a fire caused by an alleged drone attack on a power substation led to power outages in several areas of Kurchatov which houses the KNPP, regional Governor Alexei Smirnov claimed. On Aug. 8, Kurchatov's mayor, Igor Korpunkov, claimed that battles are ongoing "a few dozen kilometers" from the town.Independent Russian news outlet IStories reported on Aug.

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