IAEA offering technical support to UAE after nuclear plant attack

Watchdog chief Rafael Grossi ‌visits Barakah site, which was attacked by a drone

June 02, 2026 17:50

ABU DHABI: The International Atomic Energy Agency is ​offering the UAE technical as well as moral support, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi ‌said on ‌Tuesday after ​a ‌visit ⁠to ​the site ⁠of a nuclear power plant that came under a drone attack last month.

Grossi ⁠said Emirati authorities ‌had ‌reacted very ​quickly ‌to the attack at ‌the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant by shutting down a reactor because ‌of the loss of external power.