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Another rotation of IAEA mission to Zaporizhzhia NPP takes place: TASS
Updated 22:15, 15-Jun-2023
CGTN

Another rotation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) has taken place, Russia's TASS news agency reported Thursday, citing Alexei Likhachev, director general of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom.

Earlier on Thursday, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi traveled to the ZNPP for an inspection.

According to TASS, Grossi said on Thursday that "a number of measures" had been taken to stabilize the situation at the ZNPP and that the IAEA inspectors would remain at the plant.

He also said, as quoted by TASS, that Russia and Ukraine signing a document on the plant's security remained "unrealistic" while the two sides were still fighting.

Grossi's visit follows a disastrous breach last week in the massive Kakhovka dam nearby, which jeopardized reservoirs from which the reactors get cooling water.

Russia's RIA news agency quoted Grossi as saying that the situation at Zaporizhzhia was "serious" but that the level of cooling water remained sufficient.

(With input from agencies)

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