IAEA head Rafael Grossi: 'The risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine needs to be excluded'

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), spoke to FRANCE 24 about the serious concerns regarding the safety of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear plants following Russia’s invasion. Grossi said he has had constructive talks with the warring sides, who both agree that “something needs to be done” to safeguard the safety of the plants, but that the IAEA is still working on an agreement to ensure that the risk “of a nuclear accident is completely excluded”.

Grossi, who spoke to FRANCE 24 from the UN agency's headquarters in Vienna, also welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's statement to his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday (March 15) that an "agreement was in the making". Grossi said the international community now has a “way forward” with Iran.

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