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Russia Says Ukraine Tried To Strike Zaporizhzhia Plant Again With Drone
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station said on Monday that a Ukrainian drone was shot down over the roof of Reactor No. 6.
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Ukraine To Build 4 Nuclear Reactors As War Hits Power Supply
Ukraine's energy ministry said Monday that it will begin building four new nuclear reactors this year to compensate for Russia's seizure of the country's largest nuclear plant.
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Ukraine To Start Building 4 New Nuclear Reactors Amid War With Russia
Ukraine expects to start construction work on four new nuclear power reactors this summer or autumn, Energy Minister German Galushchenko told Reuters on Thursday, as the country seeks to compensate for lost energy capacity due to the war with Russia.
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Nuclear Plant Near Destroyed Ukraine Dam Safe For Now, Says UN Watchdog
Ukraine's dam break is posing "no short-term risk" to Europe's biggest atomic plant, despite falling water levels in a reservoir used to cool its reactors, according to the UN's nuclear watchdog agency.
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"Enemy Knew Exactly What He Was Doing": Ukraine On Russia Missile Strikes
Several reactors at two Ukrainian power plants automatically shut down as a result of Russian missile strikes on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that millions of people were left without electricity.
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Chernobyl Radiation Is Causing Darker Skin Colours In Frogs: Study
The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster's radioactive fallout has caused the Eastern tree frogs in Ukraine to rapidly evolve.
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Ukraine Says Last Reactor At Russia-Controlled Nuclear Plant Switched Off
Ukraine said Sunday the sixth and final reactor at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the south of the country was no longer generating electricity.
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Ukraine Nuclear Plant's Last Reactor Disconnects After Shelling: Operator
The final working reactor block of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant disconnected from Ukraine's grid after Russian shelling disrupted power lines on Monday, Ukraine's Energoatom said.
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Japan Looking To Build Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors To Fight Energy Crunch
Japan's prime minister on Wednesday called for a push to revive the country's nuclear power industry in a bid to tackle soaring imported energy costs linked to the Ukraine war.
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Russia, Ukraine Blame Each Other Over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Attack
Kyiv and Moscow accused each other of striking Europe's largest nuclear site on Friday, causing a reactor stoppage as three grain ships departed Ukraine under a deal to avert food shortages.
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Japan's Plan To Cut Dependence On Russian Energy Amid Ukraine War
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that it would use nuclear reactors to help reduce its own and other countries' dependence on Russian energy.
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Chernobyl Workers Held 'Hostage' Amid Fears For Reactor Safety
A hundred technicians are working under armed guard to maintain the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, held hostage for three weeks by Russian forces who seized the compound in the first hours of the invasion.
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Ukraine Nuclear Reactors Being Safely Shut Down: US Official After Attack
US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday the reactors at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station "are protected by robust containment structures and reactors are being safely shut down".
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Radiation Spike After Forest Fire Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Zone
Ukrainian authorities on Sunday reported a spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world's worst nuclear accident, caused by a forest fire.
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Still Flying At 86: Ukrainian Pilot Who Survived Chernobyl Disaster
Ukrainian military pilot Mykola Volkozub could barely move under the weight of a lead vest meant to protect him from radiation as he prepared for his first flight over the Chernobyl reactor after the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
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Russia Says Ukraine Tried To Strike Zaporizhzhia Plant Again With Drone
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station said on Monday that a Ukrainian drone was shot down over the roof of Reactor No. 6.
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Ukraine To Build 4 Nuclear Reactors As War Hits Power Supply
Ukraine's energy ministry said Monday that it will begin building four new nuclear reactors this year to compensate for Russia's seizure of the country's largest nuclear plant.
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Ukraine To Start Building 4 New Nuclear Reactors Amid War With Russia
Ukraine expects to start construction work on four new nuclear power reactors this summer or autumn, Energy Minister German Galushchenko told Reuters on Thursday, as the country seeks to compensate for lost energy capacity due to the war with Russia.
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Nuclear Plant Near Destroyed Ukraine Dam Safe For Now, Says UN Watchdog
Ukraine's dam break is posing "no short-term risk" to Europe's biggest atomic plant, despite falling water levels in a reservoir used to cool its reactors, according to the UN's nuclear watchdog agency.
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"Enemy Knew Exactly What He Was Doing": Ukraine On Russia Missile Strikes
Several reactors at two Ukrainian power plants automatically shut down as a result of Russian missile strikes on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that millions of people were left without electricity.
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Chernobyl Radiation Is Causing Darker Skin Colours In Frogs: Study
The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster's radioactive fallout has caused the Eastern tree frogs in Ukraine to rapidly evolve.
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Ukraine Says Last Reactor At Russia-Controlled Nuclear Plant Switched Off
Ukraine said Sunday the sixth and final reactor at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the south of the country was no longer generating electricity.
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Ukraine Nuclear Plant's Last Reactor Disconnects After Shelling: Operator
The final working reactor block of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant disconnected from Ukraine's grid after Russian shelling disrupted power lines on Monday, Ukraine's Energoatom said.
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Japan Looking To Build Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors To Fight Energy Crunch
Japan's prime minister on Wednesday called for a push to revive the country's nuclear power industry in a bid to tackle soaring imported energy costs linked to the Ukraine war.
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Russia, Ukraine Blame Each Other Over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Attack
Kyiv and Moscow accused each other of striking Europe's largest nuclear site on Friday, causing a reactor stoppage as three grain ships departed Ukraine under a deal to avert food shortages.
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Japan's Plan To Cut Dependence On Russian Energy Amid Ukraine War
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that it would use nuclear reactors to help reduce its own and other countries' dependence on Russian energy.
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Chernobyl Workers Held 'Hostage' Amid Fears For Reactor Safety
A hundred technicians are working under armed guard to maintain the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, held hostage for three weeks by Russian forces who seized the compound in the first hours of the invasion.
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Ukraine Nuclear Reactors Being Safely Shut Down: US Official After Attack
US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday the reactors at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station "are protected by robust containment structures and reactors are being safely shut down".
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Radiation Spike After Forest Fire Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Zone
Ukrainian authorities on Sunday reported a spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world's worst nuclear accident, caused by a forest fire.
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Still Flying At 86: Ukrainian Pilot Who Survived Chernobyl Disaster
Ukrainian military pilot Mykola Volkozub could barely move under the weight of a lead vest meant to protect him from radiation as he prepared for his first flight over the Chernobyl reactor after the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
