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Macron asks Putin to withdraw weapons from Ukraine nuclear plant

French President Emmanuel Macron asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to withdraw Russian weaponry from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant while Putin warned of the potential "catastrophic consequences" of what he said were Ukrainian attacks on the facility.

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EXPLAINER: Ukraine's threatened nuclear plant shuts down

The last operating reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been shut down to reduce the threat of a radiation disaster amid the continuing fighting

The Independent UK

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant halts operations in Ukraine amid fears of disaster during Russian invasion

The plant "is completely stopped" after the number 6 power unit from the grid is disconnected at 3:41am local time on Sunday, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy having called for the surrounding area to be demilitarised.

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Zelensky says key east Ukraine city of Izyum has been 'liberated'

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday confirmed Ukrainian troops had recaptured the strategic city of Izyum in the eastern part of the country from Russian forces as part of a large-scale counter-offensive. Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant,…

France 24

Last reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant stopped

Ukraine's atomic power operator said Sunday that the last reactor at Europe's largest nuclear power plant has been shut down after the plant was reconnected to the electricity grid.

WEKU

The last reactor at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, has stopped

Ukraine's atomic power operator said power lines had been restored to the Zaporizhzhia plant and that they were preparing the reactor to be cooled and transferred to a safer state.

WEKU

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant halts operations

Operations at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine have been fully stopped as a safety measure, Energoatom, the state agency in charge of the plant, said on Sunday.

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‘You can’t scare us’, Zelenkiy tells Russia, after missile attacks on Kharkiv – as it happened

Engineers working to restore power in region which has seen gains by Ukrainian forces

The Guardian - UK

Outside power restored, Zaporizhzhia nuke plant shuts down

Ukraine’s atomic power operator says the last reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been shut down after the plant was reconnected to the electricity grid

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant halts operations - Energoatom

Operations at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine have been fully stopped as a safety measure, Energoatom, the state agency in charge of the plant, said on Sunday.

Reuters

Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom

A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations

The Independent UK

British Gas owner plans to cap profits to cut energy bills

Exclusive: Centrica chief tells the Guardian he is keen for it to sign up to new contracts with government on electricity generation

The Guardian - UK

Russia backs IAEA call for shelling near Zaporizhzhia to stop, envoy says

Russia backs a call by U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi for an immediate stop to shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) and the nearby city of Enerhodar, its envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday.

Reuters

Shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant poses a growing problem

Shelling has destroyed power infrastructure at the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar where staff operating the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant live, posing a growing threat to the plant, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Friday. Meanwhile Russian forces have killed two staff members.

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IAEA: Shelling near Zaporizhzhia plant 'unsustainable'

The Independent UK

Ukrainian nuke plant operating tenuously as war persists

Ukraine’s state nuclear energy operator says Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, caught in the Ukraine-Russia war, is operating in emergency mode with elevated risk

Evening Standard

Ukraine considers shutting down Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Heavy shelling and firefights around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant could lead Ukraine to shut it down to avoid nuclear catastrophe.

The Independent UK

Ukraine considers closing Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as fighting rages

Earlier this week, experts called for a security zone around Zaporizhzhia

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Reuters

Fighting rages in areas near Russian-held nuclear plant in Ukraine

Heavy fighting has been raging into Thursday in areas near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine after Kyiv warned that it might have to shut down the plant to avoid disaster.

France 24

Ukraine claims battlefield gains as US pledges more military aid

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken announced Thursday that the US has approved an additional aid package for Ukraine and neighbouring countries as multilateral talks on the crisis took place in Germany. It came as Ukraine's military claimed the recapture of more than 20 settlements in the…

Reuters

As S.Korea moves to expand nuclear power, disquiet grows among nearby residents

Hwang Bun-hee, 74, lives in a pink house near the sea surrounded by a riotous vegetable garden and sounds of birds - but she gets upset whenever she looks at her house, just a few minutes' walk from Wolsong nuclear power plant.

Al Jazeera

Operator doubts German plan to keep nuclear plants on standby

Germany plans to delay closure of two nuclear power plants amid disruption to Russian gas deliveries to Europe.

Reuters

Shelling damages Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's backup power line -IAEA

Shelling on Tuesday damaged a backup power line at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, which has already lost all four of its regular power lines, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

German chancellor rejects calls to reverse nuclear power plant closures

Olaf Scholz says country has enough energy to get through winter after Russia cut gas supplies

Reuters

Ukraine calls for evacuation of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant town

Ukraine on Wednesday called for the residents of Russian-occupied areas around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to evacuate for their own safety.

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