U.N. nuclear watchdog to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine

U.N. nuclear watchdog to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine, Reuters, By Francois Murphy, Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Ed Osmond

• Canada, Poland call meeting at Kyiv’s request – diplomats
• Russia has seized Chernobyl site, staff unable to leave
• IAEA calling on “all parties” to ensure nuclear safety
• Ukraine says missiles hit radioactive waste site in Kyiv

VIENNA, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday about Ukraine, where war is raging in a country with four operational nuclear power plants and various waste facilities including Chernobyl……………………….   https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/un-nuclear-watchdog-hold-emergency-meeting-ukraine-diplomats-2022-02-27/

February 28, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, weapons and war