Ukrainian dam collapse ‘no immediate risk’ to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
by Julian Borger in Kyiv from on (#6C2QQ)
But IAEA says damage to Nova Kakhovka dam raises long-term concerns for power station's future
The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam and the draining of the reservoir behind it does not pose an immediate safety threat to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant further upstream, but will have long-term implications for its future, according to Ukrainian and UN experts.
The Ukrainian nuclear energy corporation, Energoatom, put out a statement on the Telegram social media platform saying the situation at the plant, the biggest nuclear power station in Europe, was under control".
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