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Kateryna Choursina

Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor shut down safely as power restored

The last operating unit at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been shut down after the facility was reconnected to the electric grid, dialing back the danger level cited on Friday the United Nations' atomic agency.

Ukraine’s Energoatom, operator of the plant in the nation’s southeast, said on Telegram that the No. 6 generator will be cooled down and preserved.

The U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday called the situation at the plant “increasing precarious” after layers of safety-backup systems were rendered ineffective by a power outage.

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