IAEA chief says situation tense around Russia's Kursk plant, but no permanent mission planned


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  • Tuesday, 24 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi addresses the media during their Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File photo

(Reuters) - U.N. nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi, in an interview published early on Tuesday, said the situation remained serious around Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant, but his agency planned no permanent mission at the site.

Ukrainian troops remain in Russia's southern Kursk region after pouring over the border last month, but remain some 40 km (25 miles) from the facility.

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