grossi for his briefing. i know give the floor to members of the security council and i would like to give the floor of the representative of the russian federation. >> mr. president, i think secretary-general antonio guterres and the secretary-general of the iaea mr. rafael grossi, for their remarks. the mission at the zaporizhzhia plant was a responsible step by the iaea. we are happy that the visit enabled you and your team to assess the situation at zaporizhzhia and we see the seven pillars of security that you have formulated. the seven principles that you have formulated are being strictly adhered to by us. it is important that we heard that in your briefing on september 2. it is important that you could see that, thanks to cooperation between the staff at npp and the russian armed forces who are protecting the station, that it is functioning normally and there are no threats to its security. you had an excellent opportunity to see that the only threats are created by the shelling's and sabotage -- shel

e, a i, a director general grossi for their briefings. i would also like to take this opportunity to extend the gratitude to the entire team who visited the upper roads nuclear power plant for their professionalism and dedication under extremely difficult circumstances. the i. e. a mission was a crucial 1st step in assessing the safety and security of ukraine's nuclear facilities. the u. v. welcomes of the cooperation extended by both parties which made this visit possible and allowed access to the power plant. we hope that the constructive spirit of technical cooperation on all matters related to the operation and protection of the appropriate power plant will continue to prevail and such cooperation will be extended to all other nuclear facilities throughout ukraine. at the same time, we echoed the concerns of director general grossi and e, and it's report issues today that the physical integrity of the pros in nuclear power plant, has been violated several times. as the report highlights, it is important that measures are put in place

-- rafael grossi to the parties. attacks on nuclear facilities dedicated to peaceful purposes constitute violations of the u.n. charter, of international law, and of the statutes of the iaea. we remind the parties of their responsibilities under multilateral instruments such as the convention on nuclear safety, the joint convention on the safety of spent fuel and the convention on the physical inspection of nuclear material. we expect rationality will prevail and that fears of a nuclear disaster may be avoided. thank you. >> i think the representative of brazil for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of albania. >> thank you, mr. president and let me also thank the secretary-general and the director general of the iaea, director grossi, for their leadership on this important issue. overnight, without any reason, the iaea inspection team was able to convert -- able to conclude its first inspection mission of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant despite extremely challenging circumstances. we thin

according to grossi, he said very clearly, that i was allowed to see anything that i wanted to see. i was allowed to visit anything that i wanted to visit and he said i was not prevented from visiting any part of the plan nuclear power plant that i requested to visit. so i think that that really lays to rest any sort of doubt that he was, and his team were able to visit everything, at least for the one day that grossi was there. that's important to point out. he was only there for one day. so the team part of the team is still there now and also in his remarks there at the airport. he also said that with the 2 members of the team that he plans to keep at the nuclear power plant permanently, he said it will. they will be critical because they will be able to sort of verify what is actually happening there, rather than having one side such as russia claiming one thing and ukraine, claiming another thing. he basically said now are permanent staff. the 2 members he says that will remain at the power plant, will be able to verify everything. i think those are some 2 key points there that

thank mister grossi for his briefing. i know give the floor to the members of the security council, and i would like to read away give the floor to the representative of the russian federation. mister president, would like to thank her. the un secretary general mister antonio garage and the director general. i mister rafael grossey. what, thanks for their briefings will pay tribute to mister grosse for his decision to carry out to the agency mission at his approach and p p. that was responsible, a courageous step on the part of a leadership, and it confirms a global role played by the agency in the area of nuclear energy. we're happy that the visit enabled you, director general and your team to personally assess the situation at his approach and p p. and to see that they said when pillars of security that you have formulated, the 7 principles that you have formulated are being strictly adhered to by us. it is important that we heard that in the course of your briefing on the 2nd of september, it is important that you with

the iaea had rafael grossi said he was able to see everything.did he say about the ste of the plant? correspondent: i should explain why it is dark, we are under curfew, the sirens have gone off and there have been explosions in the city not far from here. down the river is where the plant is, and it is something of a breakthrough that he and his team had been able to get in there. it was not clear they would get access because they have had to go through ukrainian lines and pass through a no man's land to get into the controlled zone. he said he was able to see everything he wanted to see, that is important. he has left six members of his team, 2 of whom will stay on a semipermanent basis. there is been a lot of shelling around this nuclear plant, the stakes are very high here. it is not the physical damage to the reactor buildings themselves , they are well protected, they are designed to survive a crash from an aircraft. the electricity is cut off, there is the risk of the reactor's overheating and having an accidental release of radiation tha

well, that number didn't come along because mr. grossi outline very clear, and we have also seen in those pictures before with various colors, like a traffic light from red, yellow to green, in terms of looking at this ball plant. he said in various pillars. so being the physical integrity here, the top priority, because this is exactly what's being a shout, actually heavily shalt over the course of the past month is just one thing. but what about that? very bizarre, if i may say, so, coexistence between ukrainian staff is operating the nuclear power plant and a ration of forces that are controlling to power plant. and in between all of that are now i. e, a staff that remain at to plant at least for a couple of days, at least 4 of them. and a big question is whether a long term, a continuous po, sync by the international atomic agency is going to be possible to actually monitor what's really happening. adding to that question, of course is also just how independently they can verify and have access to crucial sides within that power plant. to then come back to that 1st question, just how

ninteenth antiques, general now electrical energy agency and the mission led by director general grossi for their efforts and for their courage meet the more eagerly allow me also to the sankey, the, for the parties, for their cooperation. now will of course, leave it up to the director general grosse i presented with him in a cmo able to observe. during their stay there. the secretary of the united nations has proudly supported the i a in it's essential mission named at ensuring the safety of the operation of the nuclear power plant. i would like to personally thank all the colleagues su, assisted them, and in particular, the, the 13 experts from you and secretariat in charge of support and security and safety who played a key role in order to allow the i mission to deploy it successfully. students. i would remain gravely concerned about the situation in and around as our bodies. you're blan, including reports of recent, showing. let's tell it like it is any damage whether intentional or not to europe's largest nuclear power. plantings upwards year or 20 other nuclear facility in ukrai

the head of the inspectors, rafael grossi, had this to say about what he had seen. the units. i could visit the emergency systems, the diesel generators, the different parts. so we have the control rooms of some of the nuclear power plants there. so we chose 3—4 key areas that i needed to see first—hand, and i was able to do that. with his analysis of the day's events, here's our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. rafael grossi, the chief of the iaea, posted a video at the end of today, saying the structural integrity of the site had been repeatedly violated and, in his words, "it shouldn't be allowed to continue." but, look, it's been messy, it's been unpredictable, but the sight of that un convoy moving into the zaporizhzhia plant symbolised a major breakthrough. the route they took is a place where both sides were accused of bombing it to try and delay the inspectors�* arrival, and trying to undermine the whole mission. and then, once they arrived, the claim from ukraine was that they were heavily monitored, escorted around — which meant that they weren't a

i hope the head of the mission mr. grossi has enough understanding of the current issue. another new slide on this, this morning, a group of her on 60 ukrainian trips tried to take control of the plants, according to the russian defense ministry. the m o. d. c, the attack was repelled. russia has constantly accuse ukraine of targeting the plant, kia, denies, responsibility, and in the blame on moscow. the 1st go live now to our senior correspondent, morass kelsey of in dawn bus hymer. so the e a mission has finally arrived at the sites. what's the situation there now and how have things been unfolding throughout the day? the situation is east 10, send these auggie, the city of phonetic a dove, which is right next to these up arrows you nuclear power station is, is itself without power as a result of attacks. incessant shilling by of the ukrainian military. it's important to understand the geography of the area, the nuclear power station, the and the, and that a good thought on the south bank of the a v at napa river, the ukrainian military and the territory controls span

so we need that the physical off, the policy has been violated, not once, but several. raphael grossi flatly denied that russia who occupy the power plant, denied him the right to move freely, saying he was given full access by the russians to the site, and was able to inspect everything he requested to see. he also confirmed his agency would keep 2 staff members at the plant permanently and at the i. e. a would issue a full report in the next week on their findings. earlier on friday, moscow again accused ukraine of showing the power plant, but reserved judgment on the i. e. a mission, good touched, should we positively view the fact that despite all problems and difficulties caused by the ukrainian sides productive actions, the mission has reached the site and started work. you're aware that the team will stay at the site and continue working. that's why it's still too early to assess hooks. but what's most important is our mission is that the mission is expected to assess the plants condition. a nuclear security. ukraine contended the visit was staged, managed by russia. key accuse

a, despite the fact that we talked about it with mr. grossi during our meeting in key . if it was the key security point of our agreements, it was outlined clearly demilitarization and full control by our nuclear workers in its clear ukraine. once the nuclear power plant to be demilitarized and russian troops to leave immediately. but the i. e a doesn't even have the means to enforce that. it also doesn't have the mandate to determine who's responsible for the showing. it's a complicated situation and very volatile and changing, seemingly not day by day, but our, by our gabriel's ando. how does it keep wealthy economies that form the g 7 group of nations have agreed to set a price cap on russian oil, hoping it will hit moscow's ability to fund the war and ukraine. g 7, finance ministers also hope the cap on crude oil and petroleum products will help produce global energy prices. they say they will revisit the price as necessary. russia has responded saying it will stop selling oil, the countries that agree to a price limit. and later, russia's gas prom announced that it

a . despite the fact that we talked about it with mr. grossi during our meeting, and yet it was the key security point of our agreements. it was outlined clearly, demilitarization and full control by our nuclear walkers. in it's clear, ukraine wants the nuclear power plant to be demilitarised and russian troops to leave immediately. but the i. e a doesn't even have the means to enforce that. it also doesn't have the mandate to determine who's responsible for the showing. it's a complicated situation and very volatile and changing, seemingly not day by day, but our by our gabriel's ando. how does it keep still ahead on al jazeera, thousands of people rally in argentina's capital backing democracy, often assassination attempt on the vice president flooded farmland and see don, where 15000000 people are struggling to get enough. ah hello. it's very much an east west split across, so the u. s. sat the moment we have got some very heavy right across eastern parts . it stays bone dry, parched, and extremely hot. so dangerous, he continuing across. so western areas of the u. s. thursday temper

frank — what else did mr grossi say about his visit?and the sirens have gone off and there have been some explosions on the edge of the city. down the river from been some explosions on the edge of the city. down the riverfrom here is the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and there are six un nuclear inspectors that are sleeping there tonight. this is a major breakthrough. rafael grossi, the head of the team, has said he was able to see everything he asked to see, and that's really important because there is a suspicion that because there is a suspicion that because there is a suspicion that because the russians were stage managing this visit, some things might have been hidden from view. he said no, that's not the case, but it doesn't solve the problem that this is europe's largest nuclear power plant and its right in the middle of a war zone. russia and ukraine are not going to stop fighting very shortly. it's going to go on, so there is that risk. that said, there is a deterrent factor in the fact that two of these inspectors are goin

you heard grossi identify damage to a building that houses fresh nuclear fuel, and u.s. tell me that russia fired a rocket that created a fire at coal ash in the plant. overall, the u.s. is intact and -- -- and they are not concerned about radiation. however, the electricity running into the plant could be cut. the plant needs the electricity to cool the reactors and prevent any kind of meltdown. officials we are talking to say, and in addition the plant worker i spoke to said this as well, the russians are aiming their weapons at the sources of electricity, the lines of electricity coming into the separation plant as well as -- the zaporizhzhia plant as well as other sources of power. ukrainian soldiers have lunch and if it -- launched an offensive to protect those sources of power, but the power being taken away is dangerous. that's what happened in fukushima. judy: is it understood why the russians are targeting the electrical sources? nick: ukrainian and u.s. officials believe russia is trying to redirect the output of the zaporizhzhia power plant away from ukraine a

. >> grossi says negotiations to set up a secure zone around the plant have started.n wednesday, he met separately be ukrainian officials and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov, the chief of the international atomic energy agency says the danger level remains high. heavy shelling knocked out external power this month. things grew quiet after he led a team of investigators into the russian controlled territory. pre-dawn attacks once again forced operators to use back up generators to keep spent fuel cool. grossi said the attacks worried him and the issue must be resolved as soon as possible. >>> foreign ministers from the group of seven nations say they'll work together to support those affected by the fighting. the group discussed both what is happening in ukraine as well as the global impact. they're greatly concerned over putin's new troop mobilization and the hints of using nuclear weapons. each says they'll tackle food and energy shortages. and the japanese minister revealed new sanctions against russia. >> translator: we're looking at imposing a new ban on th

svoboda, the head of the international atomic energy agency magathera fael grossi, said that the agency to ensure the permanent representation of its experts at the zaporizhia npp, which is also occupied by russian troops, as of at 6:00 p.m. yesterday, the head of the mission left the station with him. most of the members of the delegation left the station. currently, there are five representatives of the megatei mission who are unloading the equipment they brought and continue working at the station. they are expected to stay at the zaporizhia npp until 3 at least this is what energoatom reports, although for example the russian pro-kremlin publication ria novosti, with reference to the russian ambassador to international organizations, reported that two megate employees will remain at the zaporizhzhia npp on a permanent basis, i.e. after the third of september. i will remind you that the day before, my mother drove from zaporizhzhia to the occupied energodar, where the station is actually located. under the sounds of explosions and shelling, the president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky

i mean, due to grossi did say that there's this modus vivendi. it's uneasy, there is a lot of tension, but somehow, in these really difficult circumstances, the cranium stuff, and whatever the russian experts that have arrived, even in the presence of the military, have been able to operate this plant now for, for 6 months. it's not a good situation at all, but somehow with, with the efforts of the, of the people on the ground, it has worked. what those 2 people from the idea that will remain on the ground. not that they will be arbitrators, but i think they're very present those, those 2 sets of eyes on what's going on. we'll, we'll have an effect. marianna, which are in senior research associate with the project managing. they have some of the harvard kennedy school. great to have you on the news. many thanks. thank you. wealthy economies that form the g 7 group of nations have agreed to set a price cap on russian oil, hoping it will hit moscow's ability to fund the war and ukraine. g 7, finance ministers also hope the cap on crude oil and petr

well, 1st of all, i want to applaud the i a and it's director john grossi or taking dean is actually going into the active or zone to assess this teacher. and this is the 1st time we have an independent assessment of what it is taking place there. and they do report that there are compromises and sometimes very stressful situation and the nuclear o plan, which you're already heard, the director general. and we have main prior and the most troubling situation in my view and in the report, careful is 2 things. first of all, there continues to be selling, including the hiv, when they're inspectors are and the site. and 2nd, that the power lines continue outside power lines continue to be compromised and cut off there was another one ago and was still don't know whether the outside or was connected. and the 3rd is a very stressful situation on which the i'm cranium, operators, and personnel on working there. so this 3 to me are the most concerning that. but he does love prayer presses, in course for the stablish ment of this safety and security protection zone around the power plan. i th

so even now, it continues discussion on a report and that proposed by the director john grossi. it would be extremely important to continue and negotiations and consultations and keep possible in is open. one hope is that 1st of all and foremost the i present it is do remain at the nuclear power plant. they're only 2 inspectors counseling, but there is in town to keep them. and i also think that the initiative and the energy with director general are currently in continuum calling to press open cart is he already started comes on. so do give us some glimpse of hope. it's hard to predict it to succeed, but it is very worldly effort because indeed we're playing with the bar. is there a way to increase pressure on vladimir putin to maybe push forward with this, this idea of a security zone because he is, as, as you said, or his troops are playing with fire. but he has so far rejected. and every option that has been put on the table regarding these, these do demilitarization efforts around the area of upper region. how can we increase pressure and bring people to the table? no press

what do you make of what raphael grossi had to say is what he had to say expected? if you expected a clear answer on just how much concern is there around that nuclear power plants a whole? is it you expected a very clear answer to that too, but definitely not received that what you did receive is basically the i a promoting says the success, the very fact that some of their staff members could remain at the nuclear power plant, about 6 of them for now, and 4 of them are supposed to leave as well. while at the same time is to gross due to head of the i. e. made clear that they want to permanent presence at the zip for each up power plant to be able, transparent as it is possible. i mean, this is an active word zone in ukraine right now, just how possible is it? what he says that the agency wants to do is to inform people in a very transparent way of what exactly is going on at that nuclear power plant. and exactly, this is we're a little skepticism and a little questions arise. just how much information can you convey and just whole jacked of that is given the fact

tell you later in our story. of the power plant, the general director of the organization, rafael grossi, told that specialists will remain at the nuclear power plant until september 3, among other things, to unload the brought equipment and continue work at the nuclear plant in general, megate inspectors arrived at the station temporarily controlled by the occupiers to check the condition of the power units and the personnel themselves, the journey took several days under russian shelling and constant stops. while the inspection itself lasted two hours, i just finished the first inspection of the key areas that we wanted to see in this first approach to everything of the object, of course, there is still a lot to be done, my team remains and the most important thing is that we are establishing a long-term presence of megate here ukrainian vla frankly surprised by such a quick visit of an international organization to the nuclear power plant, in particular , the adviser to the head of the office of the president of ukraine, mykhailo podolyak, believes that in two hours the inspectors cou

and now they show and tell directly about the head of megaterophel-grossi what is here, what specificallyhe ukrainian military wanted to fire why did they do it? and, of course, the commission will get acquainted with all this and should draw some conclusions. someone thinks that it is possible to shoot at the nuclear power plant. well, what should you choose? yes, as it were, this is the main form of pathology, from which we are dealing today in the inspection, assisted by the chief engineer of the station. a representative of rosatom a discusses and technical issues methodically writes everything down in a notebook asks to show the cars a room where all the performance indicators of the nuclear power plant are recorded due to constant shelling, aisa substations and power lines often work automatics. the fifth power unit, the zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, was put into operation in the eighty-ninth year. and today it was muffled because the automation worked. and now just the profiler passes by. we are not talking about the war. we are about the world for us everything that happens he

mr grossi did not assign blame to either party. in fact, his report was very technical. un secretary general, antonio guterres, called for the establishment of a nuclear safety and security zone around the plant, one that would be demilitarised with russian troops out and a commitment from ukraine not to bring troops in. he said the iaea was ready to consult with the parties immediately to agree on that. he listed his many concerns. he said that the physical integrity of the plant continues to be violated and that the operators, the ukrainian operators at the plant, were working under extremely challenging circumstances alongside the presence of russian military personnel, equipment and vehicles. he did say, though, that the fact that two inspectors have remained at the site was of enormous value and that could provide direct, immediate evaluation of any situation on the ground as it happens. we also heard from members of the security council, moscow's ambassador to the un said he welcomed the iaea's permanent presence. he again accused ukrainian forces of shelling the p

rafael grossi himself is aware of the fact that he is going to a nuclear facility occupied by russia, but he claims that he has security guarantees when crossing the front line from the russian side, in addition, he says that if they still manage to get to the air force, they will inspect it, including for the purpose of export, not export of nuclear material outside the station to check how well the station can operate after disconnection from the power grid to talk to the staff he wants to establish a permanent representation there, but the first stage of this mission will last only for a few days, but we were primarily interested in the question what can the mother do to speed up the moment of deoccupation of the station and the establishment of a demilitarized zone there. this is what mr. rafael-brosi answered us. it is a matter of political will. this place but my mission i consider it very important my mission is technical we have to prevent any possibility of a nuclear accident try to save the largest nuclear power plant in europe not only ukraine. this is what we are focusing

so this happened now also at a very critical juncture, was just about 48 hours ago that raphael grossi the director general of the international atomic energy agency, visited the power plant. he's left in a reporter in speaking to the media 24 hours ago so that he was very concerned about the situation. and there are still several i. e, a staff members professionals that are there at the plant and they are the ones that reported the current situation. so they're monitoring it very closely with their ukrainian colleagues. but let's also remember that this plant is controlled by the russian military right now and by russian. so it's a very delicate situation and power to a nuclear facility is so key to keep the facility cooled and for other very critical safety mechanisms to work properly. so what then does the i e, a plan to do well, they're in a tough spot because they're experts in nuclear energy of course. but the key of having them there right now is one thing and really one thing only. and that's information. they are able to get information from the source and immediately transmit

director general rafael grossi intends to start the inspection tomorrow. >> my mission is a technicalission. it's a mission that seeks to prevent a nuclear accident. >> reporter: the facility and surrounding towns continue to come under shelling, with both sides trading blame. even as inspectors left kyiv this morning, ukraine accused russia of hitting the town where the plant is located. this is the first time the atomic energy inspectors will be heading into a war zone to investigate a nuclear plant. grossi wants to establish a permanent presence, but says this inspection will last until the weekend. however, locally-installed russian authorities say they must complete their work in just one day. debora patta, cbs news, kyiv, ukraine. >> o'donnell: now to an issue we've covered and investigated-- the problem of sexual assault in the military. tonight, there are disturbing new numbers from the pentagon. reports of sexual assaults jumped by 13% last year, with the largest increases by far in the army. close to 36,000 service members said in a confidential survey that they've experienc

thank you, mr. president, and thank you 60 general good tears and director general grossi. we appreciate your continued support to ensure the operational safety and security of this upper nuclear power plant, despite russia's ongoing attacks and refusal to silence its guns and withdraw from ukraine. so that the situation can be resolved peacefully and diplomatically. first, let us commend the parties involved in facilitating the visit of the international atomic energy agencies team. the visit allowed them to carry out their important ongoing work. despite the increasingly dangerous situation. with his, with his upgrades he had facility the united states welcomes the technical support of the mission to reach facility we, we support continued unhindered and safe i. e. access to the facility. to that end, it is essential that russia allow ukrainian operators to implement any and all measures the a team and ukrainian operators. the important for the safe and secure operation of the plant to decrease the risk of a nuclear incident. colleagues, this is a matter of international

we do expect to hear from raphael grossi the i. e, a director general and a few hours will be briefing the media and a press conference from vienna. so we watching that very closely to see what he has to say. but there is definitely a sense here and keep that in their words, russia stage to manage this visit in this visit. that is continuing because there is still a handful of a inspectors at the plant as we speak on this friday. they feel that the russia stage managed it by only allowing kremlin friendly journalist to attend and enter the nuclear zone area. ukrainian journalists and foreign press international media based here in ukraine were barred by russia from accompanying the inspectors. and they also say that some video that has come out shows that one of the officials that was accompanying the inspectors as they were touring the plant was an advisor to the russian nuclear agency. so in key here, it's seen that this very much has been staged managed by russia, and that the inspectors are not getting a true evaluation of what

it's something of a breakthrough that mr grossi and his team have been able to get in there.all clear that they would get access, because they have had to come through the ukrainian lines, then pass through a grey zone, no—man�*s—land to get into the russian—controlled zone. he has said that he was able to see everything he wanted to see, that's really important. he didn't spend very long there yesterday, but he's left six members of his team, two of whom will stay on a semipermanent basis. and this is really important because there's been a lot of shelling around this nuclear plant. the stakes are very high here because it's not so much the physical damage to the reactor buildings themselves — they're well—protected and designed to withstand even a crash from an aircraft. the problem is if the electricity is cut off, then there's the risk of the reactors overheating and having an accidental release of radiation that could affect whole areas across europe. so that's why the stakes are high, the tension is high, and we aren't out of the woods yet because the fact is this is za

a rafa grossi said the mission is going ahead despite the danger, we are moving. we are aware of the current situation. there has been increased military activity, including this morning. until very recently, a few minutes ago, i have been briefed by the ukrainian regional military commander here about that and the inherent risks. but weighing the pros and cons and having come so far, we are not stopping. we are moving now. we know that there is an area, as you know, the so called a gray zone, where the last line of the ukrainian defense comes and before the 1st line of the russian occupant of your buying forces begin where the risks are significant. at the same time, we consider that we have the minimum conditions to move accepting that there is a very, very high d, w corresponded. mathias ballinger is standing by for us in separation. but here's what more can you tell us about the un teams mission today? you know, they have left this morning or in the direction of the front line. um we are hearing that they're stuck now at the ukrainian on the ukranian side at a

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warned that the physical integrity of europe's largest nuclear power plant has been violated. raphael grossi and his team have finally had a chance to inspect this up. what each year complex in ukraine keven moscow had both accused each other of attacking the plant and risking nuclear catastrophe, that isabel reports from ukraine's capital. aah! renewed fighting around the sap! what eats yeah. nuclear power plant in the city of in order that did not prevent the un nuclear watchdog team from crossing the front lines. ah, in spite of the dangers, the team led by the international atomic energy directors i filed with osi moved ahead to begin the match, expected visit. douglas, he said he was able to inspect vital equipment. i worry, i worried i warry and i will continue to be worried about the plant until we have a situation which is more stable, which is more predictable. it is obvious that that, that plant and that physical integrity of the plant has been violated several times by chance. by deliberation. moscow says keep sent a sabotage, steam to try to recover europe's largest nuclear power

a chief file grossi has left the russian occupied parisha plant in southern ukraine. 5 others are staying back. their trip was delayed by hours due to shutting along the route. keith and moscow blame each other for the fighting. ukraine's nuclear agency says one of the 2 operational reactors has been shut down because of russian mortar attacks. theresa babies following developments from keith. in spite of the shelling and fighting that has been ongoing, the united nations nuclear watch ducting managed to make it to the plan. so the, in just the director of the a team on the ground said that they visited or that already visited several areas within the plant. and that team is going to remain in place until september 3rd, when they're going to evaluate several things among them. for example, that the safety systems are in place, how the condition of the ukrainian technicians that are working there, and also the level of damage that has happened. let's not forget that just until a few days ago they were reports of several shells had floating, very, very close to where the new, the nuclear re

we do expect to hear from rockville grossi the director general of the i. e, a from vienna, later on friday evening. so we watching close see what he has to say. but clearly, the view from keith is that this visit by the inspectors was in their words stage managed, they said that it was ukrainian, and international journalists here in ukraine were not allowed to accompany the inspectors. they were blocked by russia. only kremlin friendly media was allowed to be at the site and get a 3rd party view of what was happening there. and also the inspectors were led around through the premises of the nuclear facility by an advisor, a russian advisor to the russian nuclear agency, as well. so insinuating that the inspectors were really not given free access to see everything impartially. clearly, russia denies that, and russia is basically claiming they are given the view to see everything. and this is exactly what the national community wanted. and this is what they are now getting inspectors to see the plant for themselves. we are getting some new information just

i fail grossi head of the i. e, a, giving a media briefing at her vienna airport after the visit to ukraine. he said 6 experts were remain at those operations for facility after the inspection, they talked about operating conditions at the plant, which he described as unique and unprecedented and said that the situation is extremely complex and extremely challenging. with more on this, sir gabriel elizondo is live for us in cave. and now, gabriel, what did you make of what rockhill grossi had to say there? well he said a lot and i can go through some of the key points, but i 1st want to get to the 2 things that really struck me and that are quite new . quite frankly. number one, there's been a lot of insinuation, especially here out of keith that perhaps the i. e, a inspectors were not allowed to see everything that they wanted to see. that perhaps it was staged managed by russia that has been sort of the insinuation coming out of the presidential office here in keep what we heard from our fail grossi right now w

and yet, rafael grossi spent a few hours there and had this to say when he got back to ukrainian-heldlant has been violated several times by chance, by deliberation. we don't have the elements to assess that, but this is a reality that we have to recognize, and this is something that cannot continue to happen. whatever you stay, whatever your stand, whatever you think about this war, this is something that cannot happen. >> reporter: and that, ana, is why rafael grossi is leaving five members of his team behind through the weekend to try and carry out that more detailed inspection and beyond that, hoping to get a permanent iaea mission there. he said he spoke to so many of the workers there who found it so hard to function these last few months, many saying they're scared to do their job. he looked them in the eye and told them the iaea is here to stay, and he intends to make good on that word. >> i know you said you spoke to somebody who said they feel like they're being held hostage, those workers at this plant. melissa bell, thank you for your reporting. >>> that's going to do it f