IAEA Chief's Visit to Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant Delayed Amid Security Concerns, Russian Diplomat Says

A planned visit by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant was delayed amid what Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna described as security threats from Kyiv, according to TASS.

Mikhail Ulyanov said Grossi and members of his team had planned to visit the plant in late August. TASS did not report a specific rescheduled date for the visit or further detail on the nature of the alleged security threats.

The Zaporozhye plant, Europe's largest nuclear facility, has been under Russian control since early in the conflict in Ukraine and has repeatedly been a focus of international concern over its safety, with the IAEA maintaining a monitoring presence at the site.

Ukrainian officials were not reported as having responded to Ulyanov's characterization of the delay in the available source material.