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Russia says it foiled Ukrainian attempt to seize nuclear plant

Ukrainian forces attempted to capture the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in an attack on the facility on Friday night, Russia's defence ministry said in its daily briefing on Saturday.

Reuters

Plan mooted to submerge reactor at Fukushima plant

The Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corp. (NDF) is considering the feasibility of a submersion method for the removal of radioactive debris at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

California governor signs bill to keep last reactors running

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation intended to open the way for California's last operating nuclear power plant to run an additional five years

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Ukraine: ‘Physical integrity’ of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station ‘violated’, UN nuclear chief says

Military activity is increasing in that part of the country, and “this worries me a lot”, Rafael Grossi said

Evening Standard

IAEA chief plans to issue report on Zaporizhzhia early next week

U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Friday he plans to issue a report on the safety of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine early next week.

Reuters

Ukraine says it hit targets in region where IAEA team is working

Ukraine's military said it had carried out strikes against Russian positions in the region around the southern town of Enerhodar on Friday, near a nuclear power plant where U.N. experts are working.

Reuters

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine launches long-awaited counteroffensive in south; UN team leads mission to nuclear power plant; Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

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Ukraine Security Chief: Nuclear Plant a Threat to the World

The head of Ukraine’s powerful National Security Council says his government is still not fully aware of the situation, including potential threats, inside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant despite the ongoing inspection by United Nations monitors. Oleksiy Danilov, a key official in Ukraine’s war effort, in an interview with The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine security chief: Nuclear plant a threat to the world

The head of Ukraine’s powerful National Security Council says his government is still not fully aware of the situation, including potential threats, inside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

Russia accuses Ukraine of 'nuclear terrorism' over shelling at Europe's biggest power plant

The Russian defence minister warned that Ukraine risked a Chernobyl-style catastrophe after accusing it of using Western-supplied weapons to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Daily Mirror

IAEA chief Grossi plans news conference at Vienna airport around 1800 GMT

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will hold a news conference on Friday around 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) upon his return from Ukraine, where he led a mission to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the watchdog said.

Reuters

Fighting goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant; IAEA on site

Heavy fighting and shelling is continuing near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, in a Russian-controlled area of eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Commentary: A Ukrainian nuclear plant is under attack. We can’t risk another Chernobyl

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, lies along the Dnieper River in southeastern Ukraine. After Russian forces brutally invaded Ukraine six months ago, they gained control of the nuclear facility early in the fighting. They based soldiers and heavy equipment there and have been using the plant as a…

Chicago Tribune

Russia's Shoigu: Ukraine committing 'nuclear terrorism' at Zaporizhzhia

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday Ukraine's shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was raising the risk of a nuclear catastrophe in Europe.

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Two IAEA inspectors to stay at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant permanently -Russian envoy

Two inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will stay at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on a permanent basis, Russia's ambassador to international institutions in Vienna told the RIA Novosti news agency on Friday.

Reuters

Britain reports heavy fighting in southern Ukraine

Heavy fighting persists in the southern part of Ukraine including shellings in the Enerhodar district, near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Britain's defence ministry said on Friday.

France 24

Russia tightens gas squeeze on Europe as fighting rages near Ukraine nuclear plant

Russia's state-owned Gazprom said Friday that the Nord Stream gas pipeline due to reopen at the weekend would remain shut until a turbine is repaired, cutting off indefinitely a key supply route to Europe. It comes as heavy fighting continues in areas close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern…

The Independent UK

Ukraine news - live: Russia ramps up energy war with gas pipeline shutdown

Extended closure threatens widespread blackouts across Europe

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Energy war as West caps Russian oil price, Moscow keeps gas pipe shut

Rich countries agreed on Friday to try to cap the global price of Russian oil, while Russia delayed the re-opening of its main gas pipeline to Germany, as both sides raised the stakes in an energy war between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.

WEKU

As inspectors leave Ukraine's nuclear plant, the mayor of a nearby town has high hopes

Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov speaks to NPR about the risks of attacks and nuclear disaster with Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant under Russian occupation.

Al Jazeera

UN team ‘not going anywhere’ after visiting Ukraine nuclear plant

IAEA chief says his experts are staying put after they reach Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant.

Reason

California Legislators Vote To Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Running

Wonderful news for California's economy and consumers!

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Fighting at Ukraine nuclear plant brings chances of a meltdown to a 'coin toss', expert says

As calls continue for an end to military activity around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant, experts are warning there's significant risk of a nuclear accident.

Tribune News Service

IAEA chief leaves Ukraine nuclear plant after brief visit

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and some team members left a nuclear power plant occupied by Russian forces in Ukraine on Thursday after spending several hours there, amid reports of increased shelling in the area.

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UN nuclear experts reach Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power station amid heavy shelling nearby

An International Atomic Energy Agency inspection team braves intense shelling to reach the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, arriving after a delay of several hours in a large convoy with a heavy presence of Russian soldiers nearby.

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