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All six reactor units at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were placed into cold shutdown by September 2022.

September 1, 2022 Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

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Kyiv Independent Ukrinform Kyiv Post Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (location) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (organization) Russian occupation authorities (organization) International Atomic Energy Agency (organization) Russian Federation (organization) Rafael Grossi (person) IAEA (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) Russia (organization) Artem Bardin (person)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

all six reactor units were placed into cold shutdown by September of the same year

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

An IAEA mission has been present at the plant since September 2022, but the Russian forces have continuously restricted agency experts from accessing all areas of the ZNPP.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

IAEA Director-General visited ZNPP on Sept 1, 2022

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

IAEA observer mission arrived at ZNPP

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi arrived at the plant with a team of experts on September 1, 2022

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