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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Derek Gatopoulos and Hanna Arhirova

Ukrainian nuclear plant's longest power outage since war began is 'critical' moment

Concerns are again mounting over the safety of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been cut off from an external supply of electricity for more than a week.

Captured by Russian forces early in the war, the facility no longer supplies power to the grid but still needs electricity to cool its six inactive reactors and spent fuel. Emergency generators are currently keeping the systems running.

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