IAEA Chief Travels To Kyiv Amid Fears For Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is to visit Kyiv on September 3 (file photo).

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is traveling to Kyiv again on September 3. He will also visit the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in the southeast of the country, the IAEA announced in Vienna. Europe's largest nuclear plant has been occupied by Russia since 2022. The facility has been the target of repeated attacks and acts of sabotage for which Moscow and Kyiv blame each other. Grossi said in mid-August that the security situation was "deteriorating." He spoke after a blast in the immediate vicinity of the plant, which IAEA experts believe was caused by a drone with an explosive charge.