Russia says it is nationalizing and taking over operational control of the six-reactor plant, which its troops captured in March but which Ukrainian engineers have continued to operate.
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Strike Near Another Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Escalates Fears of Disaster
A powerful Russian missile hit 300 yards from the plant far from the front lines, Ukraine said, a reminder that despite its recent retreat, Russia can still threaten nuclear sites.
Ukraine Begins Shutdown of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
External power has been restored to the plant, allowing engineers to move its reactors into a safer state, Ukraine’s nuclear regulator said.
Conditions at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Are ‘Unsustainable,’ U.N. Watchdog Warns
Cut off from the country’s electric grid, the plant is relying on an emergency measure that it is not designed to keep up for long, while shells continue to rain down.
Ukraine Nuclear Plant Disconnected From Grid After Shelling
A fire caused by shelling forced the staff of Europe’s largest nuclear plant to disconnect from the nation’s power grid, showing that risks remained at the plant despite the presence of U.N. experts.
Breaking Taboo, Germany Extends Life of 2 Nuclear Reactors
The step is intended to cushion a growing energy crisis in Europe but could upend the country’s plans to become the first industrial power to shutter its program.
Renewed Shelling Puts Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant at Risk
The decision to keep monitors at the plant despite the obvious risks underscored what the International Atomic Energy Agency’s leader called the “unprecedented” peril of the moment.
I.A.E.A. Head Warns of Grave Risk From Fighting Near Zaporizhzhia Plant
Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned that increased fighting near the Russian-occupied nuclear plant could cause an accident.
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Experts Brave Shelling to Reach Imperiled Ukrainian Nuclear Plant at Last
The team from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog reached the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant for the first time since the war began, despite fresh shelling each side blamed on the other.