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EXPLAINER: Ukraine's threatened nuclear plant shuts down

The last operating reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been shut down to reduce the threat of a radiation disaster amid the continuing fighting

By The Associated Press
Published - Sep 11, 2022, 07:00 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 11:45 AM EDT

The last operating reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is Europe's largest, was shut down Sunday to reduce the threat of a radiation disaster amid the continuing fighting.

The move became possible after the plant was reconnected to Ukraine's power grid.

Here is a look at the situation at the plant after 200 days of Russia's war:

RADIATION THREAT

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