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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Francois Murphy

Explainer-The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's shutdown

FILE PHOTO: A satellite imagery shows an overview of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Ukraine, August 29, 2022. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

The last operating reactor at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been put into what is known as a cold shutdown after an external power line was restored, making it possible to shut it down more safely.

The lack of external power to Europe's biggest nuclear plant had removed what are effectively lines of defence guarding against a nuclear meltdown at the site, which has been subject to fierce fighting in recent weeks.

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