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Ukrainian nuclear power plant shuts down final reactor

By Brady Knox
Published September 12, 2022 4:35pm ET
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Ukrainian nuclear power plant shuts down final reactor
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant occupied by Russian forces, in Ukraine on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Russian and Ukrainian authorities announced the shutdown of the last reactor, which previously supplied nearly a quarter of Ukraine's electricity.


The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, a site of international concern since its seizure by Russian forces in March, shut down its final reactor.

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