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International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

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A mission to understand what's happening at the largest nuclear power plant in Europe is underway amid renewed shelling and mounting fears of a potential nuclear accident.

International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

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LEILA FADEL, HOST:

An international mission to understand what exactly is happening at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is reportedly getting underway. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency tweeted out a photo of the team that's heading to southern Ukraine, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. This comes amid renewed shelling at the facility and mounting fears over a potential nuclear accident. NPR's Elissa Nadworny reports from Dnipro, Ukraine.

ELISSA NADWORNY, BYLINE²: After weeks of negotiating access to the plant, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog says his team will visit the facility in the coming days. IAEA head Rafael Grossi says his 14-member team will assess the damage, make safety checks and establish some safeguards. Russia has occupied the plant since March. The timing³ of this visit, should it happen, comes after several incidents in and around the plant in recent days. On Sunday night, Russian troops shelled the town that houses the plant. And over the weekend, both Russian and Ukrainian officials accused each other of shelling the area around the plant. And late last week, the plant had a power outage, the first in its history, that experts say could have led to a meltdown. In a nightly address last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy put full blame on Russia.

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PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY: (Non-English language spoken).

NADWORNY: He says Russia has put Ukraine and all Europeans in a situation one step away from a radiation disaster. The plant has been reconnected to Ukraine's electricity grid⁴. But the company charged with nuclear safety in Ukraine says recent damage, quote, risks "sputtering⁵ radioactive substances." One worry is that fire could break out at the plant if damage from the shelling is not contained. The planned visit by the IAEA team later this week will be the first time independent observers will see what's actually going on at the plant. They also plan to look into the working conditions of the Ukrainian staff there.

Elissa Nadworny, NPR News, Dnipro, Ukraine.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

4 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

5 sputtering   

n.反应溅射法；飞溅；阴极真空喷镀；喷射v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的现在分词 )；发劈啪声；喷出；飞溅出

参考例句：

• A wick was sputtering feebly in a dish of oil. 瓦油灯上结了一个大灯花，使微弱的灯光变得更加阴暗。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• Jack ran up to the referee, sputtering protest. 贾克跑到裁判跟前，唾沫飞溅地提出抗议。 来自辞典例句