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A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko - RC2LPV9MUYER

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 'not designed to withstand fighting'

16 August 2022

A scientist in Ukraine warns that the reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power station is designed to protect against some threats, but not shelling
Radiation map

Chernobyl radiation spike probably from Russian tanks disturbing dust

25 February 2022

After Russian forces captured the ruined Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 24 February, sensors at the site report a spike in radiation levels
Ukrainian soldiers

Risk of nuclear disaster is minimal as Russian forces reach Chernobyl

24 February 2022

Physicists say that the risk of nuclear material being released from the Chernobyl reactor as a result of Russian attack is minimal

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