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Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant lost its last line of offsite power on Saturday, leaving only one of its six reactors operational.
The Russian military has held the power plant since the early days of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February invasion. The shutdown of the power plant’s final main power line leaves only a backup line to supply power to the Ukrainian grid.
The Zaporizhia power plant is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, and experts warn that a Russian invasion could trigger a Chernobyl-style disaster at the plant.
The United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency has deployed a team to inspect the plant. The team’s arrival was delayed by Russian artillery fire along the planned road.
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Ukrainian factories are experiencing stress as the rest of Europe turns to nuclear energy to offset losses in oil and gas imports from Russia.
Germany had planned to shut down all its reactors by the end of the year, but is now debating whether to keep them running until next year or longer.
Belgium, meanwhile, had planned to shut down two reactors by 2025, but will now keep them operational until 2036, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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France plans to build 14 more reactors in the coming decades. England, The Czech Republic, Poland and others are also planning new reactors, according to the report.