Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (Ukraine)

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Source: CNN

Context: A drone attack damaged the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, with three hits on the main reactor containment.

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the damage but stated that nuclear safety remains intact.

Zaporizhzhia, the largest nuclear plant in Europe, is located in southeast Ukraine, on the banks of the Dnipro or Dnieper River (which drains into the Black Sea). It is currently under the control of the Russian forces.

The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine faces several risks to its safety and operation. The plant has VVER-1000 reactors and incorporates safety enhancements implemented after the Chornobyl and Fukushima accidents.

 

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast