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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Michelle Cullen

Fear of 'nuclear catastrophe' after Europe's biggest power plant disconnects from grid

Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, has been disconnected from the power grid, according to Ukraine's state nuclear energy company Energoatom.

Fears of a nuclear catastrophe are now spreading across the continent as all six reactors at the plant have been disconnected for the first time ever.

Experts have previously warned that a loss of power to the plant could have devastating effects on much of Europe.

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