UN atomic watchdog addresses safety of Ukraine nuclear plant caught in crossfire [Video]

• The U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, visited Russia to address concerns about the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
• The nuclear plant has been caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.
• Despite the plant’s reactors being shut down for months, it still requires power and qualified staff for crucial safety systems.

The U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency chief is visiting Russia amid concern about a Ukrainian nuclear power plant caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly after.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi arrived at the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday evening, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine. Grossi announced the trip on Monday, the first day of a regular meeting of the agency’s 35-nation board of governors in Vienna.

The International Atomic Energy Agency …