IAEA Sees "Very Real Risk Of A Nuclear Disaster" In Ukraine

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has warned that there is a "very real risk of a nuclear disaster" due to the situation around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine due to regular shelling. In a tweet, Grossi said, "The @iaeaorg team must go to Zaporizhia just as we did to Chornobyl and South Ukraine earlier in the year. We can put together a safety, security and safeguards mission and deliver the indispensable assistance and impartial assessment that is needed." The Zaporizhia nuclear plant is…