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russian forces still occupy europes biggest nuclear power plant at zaporizhzhia. the situation there remains unstable. my guest, rafael grossi, director general of the international nuclear watchdog, the iaea, has been there in an effort to avert disaster. with zaporizhzhia in mind, why is he pushing for more nuclear power right across the world? thank you, its good to be with you again, hello. its great to have you on the show. i think we have to begin with the situation in zaporizhzh...

silva. now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. russias invasion of ukraine has generated all kinds of shock waves military, humanitarian, economic and nuclear. leave aside putins dark hints about russias readiness to contemplate first use of a nuclear weapon, russian forces still occupy europes biggest nuclear power plant at zaporizhzhia. the situation there remains unstable. my guest, rafael grossi, director general of the international nuclear ...

Has a place at the table. nuclear can provide, as it is doing, for example, in the united kingdom and in many other places of the world, can provide a safe, clean source of energy. and this is why many countries in africa and in other places are turning to nuclear. let me ask one more question, rafael, based on a quote from henry sokolski, former us defence official, who says, "i doubt that rafael grossi is going to have any more success than his predecessors did in making sure that nuclear powe...

Based on a quote from henry sokolski, former us defence official, who says, "i doubt that rafael grossi is going to have "any more success than his predecessors "did in making sure that nuclear power doesnt "perform as a bomb starter kit in some "of the worlds hot spots." thats the danger. you say youre addressing climate change with nuclear. you say its safe, but theres always a risk. listen — risk, in my opinion, is inherent to life. what we need is to manage risks. and that quote you mentio...