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Nuclear chief: Russia’s Chernobyl seizure risked accident

Decorated Ukrainian National Guard soldiers and State Emergency Service units' members attend a ceremony commemorating the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, at the Those Who Saved the World monument in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team members unload suitcases with equipment as they arrive to Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Members of South Korean civic groups shout slogans during a rally to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team member pulls suitcases with equipment as he arrives with others to Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukrainian soldiers stand guard in front of the 'sarcophagus' steel structure, top left, that shelters the reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Nuclear chief: Russia’s Chernobyl seizure risked accident