How safe are Ukraine’s nuclear power plants amid Russian attacks?
by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5WRHD)
Experts assess the risks after fire burned for several hours at Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility
The attack of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - Europe's largest - has triggered international concern about the safety of the country's facilities.
Ukraine is heavily dependent on nuclear energy - it has four main power plants, with 15 reactors, generating about half its electricity. On Friday, the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said artillery fire at the plant could have caused destruction equal to six Chernobyls".
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