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Ukraine war: the dangers following Russia's attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Following recent news of Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is the largest in Europe, there is great concern over the potential for a Chernobyl-esque release of radioactive material. Several security personnel at the plant were injured by the attack.

The Conversation

Ukraine power plant attack unlikely to cause nuclear disaster – experts

Russian shelling of the Zaporizhzhia plant was probably not intended to trigger a meltdown, experts have said.

The Independent UK

How safe are Ukraine’s nuclear power plants amid Russian attacks?

Experts assess the risks after fire burned for several hours at Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility

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Vladimir Putin 'wants another Chernobyl disaster' after dangerous nuclear plant attack

Zaporizhzhia power plant was attacked in the early hours of this morning, prompting accusations from Ukraine's president that Vladimir Putin wants a nuclear disaster on the scale of Chernobyl

Daily Mirror

How Dangerous Was Russia's Nuclear Plant Strike?

Europe's largest nuclear power plant was hit by Russian shelling early Friday, sparking a fire and raising fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown. Concerns faded after Ukrainian authorities announced that the fire had been extinguished, and while there…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN nuclear watchdog offers to broker deal to stop further power plant damage

The director-general of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency has offered to meet Ukrainian and Russian officials in Chernobyl.

The Independent UK

Zaporizhzhia: Everything we know about Europe’s largest nuclear plant attacked by ‘reckless’ Russians

Russian shelling causes damage but safety of compound not affected, officials insist

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35 years on, Chernobyl warns and inspires

The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to human mistakes

The Independent UK

What really happened at Chernobyl? How the world’s worst nuclear accident happened

Decades after the catastrophe, now a byword for state secrecy, crucial elements remain a mystery, Andy Gregory writes

The Independent UK

Atomic energy chief ready to travel to Chernobyl for talks on safeguarding reactors amid Russian invasion of Ukraine

The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog says he is ready to travel to Chernobyl for talks on safeguarding Ukraine's nuclear facilities.

ABC News

Russian seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant sparks worries about radiation monitoring

Russia's seizure of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant has raised fears about access to radiation data, atomic experts said, although they stressed they did not see immediate radiological risks and a U.N. watchdog said its reactors were undamaged.

Reuters

Russian shelling caused a fire at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant – how close did we actually come to disaster?

It sounds like a nightmare come true. During a military offensive as part of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fire broke out at Europe’s largest nuclear power station, the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the southern city of Enerhodar.

The Conversation

Zaporizhzhia: How dangerous was Russia’s nuclear plant strike in Ukraine?

Russian shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant that sparked a fire at one of its six reactors has raised fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How dangerous was Russia's nuclear plant strike?

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Irish Mirror

Russia seizes Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as Europe under 'grave threat' after 'reckless' attack

A fire broke out at the facility, prompting fears that an explosion could lead to a catastrophe '10 times worse than Chernobyl'

ABC News

Conflict has erupted at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Here's what we know so far

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is in the firing line, sparking calls for a ceasefire to guarantee its safety. Here's what we know about the plant, and why conflict near a plant like this is so dangerous.

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine crisis: IAEA deploys ‘24/7 help’ after attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility

Ukraine warns that if shelling continues, it could cause disaster 10 times worse than Chernobyl

Daily Mirror

Putin raining down 'nuclear terror' and will cover world in nuclear ash, Ukraine says

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Vladimir Putin had carried out the world's first "nuclear terror" after an attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which led to a fire

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The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy says ‘Europe must wake up’ after assault sparks nuclear plant fire

Ukraine and US embassy denounce attack on huge Zaporizhzhia power station as war crime

Salon

Nuclear plant fire blazes in Europe

Elevated levels of radiation have been detected near the plant, which is about 325 miles southeast of Chernobyl

The Independent UK

Zelensky warns nuclear plant attack could cause catastrophe for all of Europe: ‘You know the word Chernobyl’

Ukraine’s leader has said a fire at a Ukraine nuclear plant could be a catastrophe for all of Europe, ominously warning: “You know the word ‘Chernobyl’.”

The Independent UK

International nuclear watchdog monitoring firefight at Ukraine nuclear plant amid warnings of ‘Chernobyl x 10’

Reactor was not operational at time of strike but fuel stored at facility

The Independent UK

Ukraine warns of disaster ‘10 times larger than Chernobyl’ as biggest nuclear plant ‘under heavy weapons fire’

The facility on the southern shore of the Dnieper river is the largest in Europe

Daily Mirror

Fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after attack by Russian troops and shelling

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said there was no release of radioactive material at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during the fire and added two security personnel were injured

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russia takes control of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Mariupol under assault

Ukraine says Russian troops have captured a nuclear power plant which was the scene of heavy fighting that set a building on fire and damaged part of a reactor complex.

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