Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shut down, but threat of disaster looms, expert says

Ukraine’s degraded Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been shut down to mitigate potential disaster looms so long as Ukrainian and Russian forces continue righting.

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"There’s more attention now from the international community on this high-risk issue. This is a good thing. French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken with Putin directly," Koffler said. "The (International Atomic Energy Agency) chief warned that we are playing with fire, having conducted the inspection of the plant by the nuclear security team." 

The last of the Russian-occupied plant’s six nuclear reactors was shut down on Sunday because Russia’s war in Ukraine had repeatedly cut reliable external power supplies. That power is needed to prevent the reactors from overheating to a meltdown that could spew radiation through Ukraine, Russia, and other nearby countries.