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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Julian Borger in Kyiv

Ukrainian dam collapse ‘no immediate risk’ to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam and the draining of the reservoir behind it does not pose an immediate safety threat to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant further upstream, but will have long-term implications for its future, according to Ukrainian and UN experts.

The Ukrainian nuclear energy corporation, Energoatom, put out a statement on the Telegram social media platform saying the situation at the plant, the biggest nuclear power station in Europe, was “under control”.

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