UN nuclear watchdog has called for remaining staff to be allowed to leave.
A satellite image of Chernobyl nuclear facilities on March 10. Photo: Maxar Technologies.more than three weeks ago have finally been able to leave, Ukrainian officials said Sunday.from the plant. They were replaced by 46 "employee-volunteers," the statement added.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Ukrainian officials informed the United Nations nuclear watchdog that the "rotation of on-site personnel had begun in the morning and that those who had left had already been replaced by other Ukrainian staff."IAEA director general Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a statement that it was "a positive — albeit long overdue — development" that some Chernobyl staff had returned to their families.
"They deserve our full respect and admiration for having worked in these extremely difficult circumstances," Grossi added. "They were there for far too long. I sincerely hope that remaining staff from this shift can also rotate soon."
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