IAEA Head on Nuclear Weapons and Power Plant Safety at “The Frontline of War” | Amanpour and Company

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The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency joins Walter Isaacson to discuss ongoing safety issues at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Rafael Grossi met with Vladimir Putin earlier this month and is now in Brussels, where world leaders are gathered for the first-ever nuclear energy summit. Grossi believes that “undeniable tensions” around the globe make this summit more important than ever.

Originally aired on March 21, 2024

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All Comments (12)
  • @marisabenson1222
    Why was this man just in Syria helping Assad with his nuclear program?
  • @TomdeSabla
    "We've had shelling at the plant" Yes, and who was doing that? Oh, and what about the Khakhova dam? The one that was shelled and destroyed? Who was responsible? Presumably these are important questions. Perhaps the Russians shelled the plant while their own forces were holding it. This makes perfect sense, just as it made perfect sense for the Russians to destroy their own pipeline. ** Oh, Grossis "guys are there" and can state confidently what is going on? That is interesting, since when the plant was being shelled - WHILE HE WAS THERE - he punted on establishing who was doing the shelling.
  • @Kim-J312
    Grossi hasnt done anything about the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that is occupied.
  • @kevinjenner9502
    He was reportedly in Syria discussing the commercial applications of nuclear, but after Obama’s failed regime change attempt who knows. (CIA Operation “Timber Sycamore” 2012-2017)
  • @susworld129
    The word "zap" has several informal meanings. It can mean to destroy or kill something with sudden force, often with a gun or another form of energy. It can also refer to hitting something with a sudden concentrated application of force or energy, or to irradiate, especially with microwaves¹. Additionally, "zap" can describe the action of moving quickly or forcefully, changing television channels using a remote control, or cooking something in a microwave². The noun form of "zap" can refer to a sudden forceful blow or a pungent or zestful quality¹. The exclamation "zap" is often used in comics to indicate that someone has been hit, mimicking the sound made by a gun². How stupid can we all be? This is it, people! Probably, this news segment is to warn or prepare the powers that be that it is going to happen in a totally unexpected place. Like CNN and the timing of 9/11/2001, as far as what page I was on in the local paper, looking at a picture of a Hilton Hotel being imploded a couple of inches from a picture of the local airport with all the airplanes in a circle at the exact time the second airplane hit, I wasn't paying attention when the first one hit, I was concentrating on the newspaper, which I dropped, open to that page, while I stared at the tv in amazement.
  • @reginaerekson9139
    14:47 I signed a soul contract willingly free of charge. I got to set the weights and measurements of judgment to break a Romanov curse and Irish Leprechauns see if I can afford it? As long as I can keep the current fairyman employed and afford my own toll? Otherwise I become the ferryman. Which sounded nice to me because I could meet lots of interesting people 😂❤. I’d like to thank the nuns for trying that one time freegumbyandpokey 🏳️‍⚧️⚧️ I appreciate the toss!