IAEA chief to visit Kursk NPP

YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will visit the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on August 27 in order to personally assess the situation at the facility, the IAEA said on its website.

"Since new developments and increased levels of military activity in the vicinity of the KNPP, I have been closely following developments on the ground, especially with respect to the plant," Grossi said in a statement.

"It is vital when I arrive at the plant tomorrow that I see first-hand the situation and discuss modalities for further activities as may be needed to evaluate the nuclear safety and security conditions of the KNPP," he noted.