Last reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shut down, says operator

Energoatom says staff able to transfer facility to safest state - cold shutdown' after restoration of power line

The last operating reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station has been shut down and the plant completely stopped", Ukraine's nuclear power operator has said.

The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant was disconnected from the grid last week after all its power lines were disconnected as a result of fighting in the area, and was operating in island mode" for several days, generating electricity for crucial cooling systems from its only remaining reactor in operation.