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Russia requests U.N. meeting on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - RIA cites diplomat

Russia on Monday requested that the U.N. Security Council holds a meeting on Tuesday regarding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported, citing Deputy Ambassador to the U.N. Dmitry Polyanskiy.

Reuters

Russia's State Duma Council to hold special meeting on Zaporizhzhia nuclear station on Thursday

Russia's parliament said it will hold a special meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia fires rockets at towns near nuclear plant after Western leaders urge restraint near site

Rocket fire close to Zaporizhzhia reactor complex stirs fears of nuclear disaster

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Push for Upper Hunter nuclear power station

Liddell coal-fired power station would be an ideal location to build a nuclear power station, a Senate committee has been told.

Newcastle Herald

Germany may resort to nuclear plants to plug Russian gas gap

Germany may not be able to replace all its imports of Russian natural gas this winter and might have to resort to nuclear power to plug part of the gap, the nation’s two most powerful leaders said.

Tribune News Service

Campaigners blast decision to fund new nuclear power plant as 'dodgy'

CAMPAIGNERS have slammed the approval of funding for a new multibillion-pound nuclear power station.

The National (Scotland)

Sizewell C nuclear plant funding approved despite Tory split

Boris Johnson gives financing go-ahead despite warnings decision could limit incoming government

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German minister rules out keeping nuclear plants running to save gas

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck ruled out on Sunday extending the lifespan of the country's three remaining nuclear power plants in order to save gas, saying it would save at most 2 percent of gas use.

Reuters

Zelensky warns of ‘vicious’ attack on Ukraine ahead of Independence Day

It comes after a Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station, wounding 12 civilians

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson approves nuclear plant costing billions - weeks before new PM arrives

Funding for the Sizewell C nuclear power station has been approved in Suffolk, and the government will make a final decision on public investment later this year - though it could be £6bn

Daily Mirror

Zelensky warns of ‘nasty’ Russian attack ahead of Ukraine independence day

Ukraine’s president urged civilians to be vigilant as he said attacks are possible

The Independent UK

South Africa's nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension

South Africa’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, has frequently been in the news in 2022, all for the wrong reasons.

The Conversation

Russian Missile Wounds 12 in Ukrainian Town Not Far from Nuclear Plant

A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said. Vitaliy Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region, said on the Telegram…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian missiles rain on Ukraine as war nears half-year mark

Artillery shells rained down on a city near Europe's biggest nuclear plant and Russian missiles struck near the Black Sea port of Odesa on Sunday, as Ukraine warned of the potential for more serious attacks by Russia as the war neared its six-month anniversary.

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Putin to Allow Inspectors to Visit Russia-occupied Nuclear Plant

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that independent inspectors can travel to the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the French presidency said Friday, as fears grow over fighting near the site. The apparent resolution of a dispute over whether inspectors travel via Ukraine or Russia came as a US defense official…

The Independent UK

California nuke extension challenged in legislative proposal

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to extend the life of the state's last operating nuclear power plant by up to 10 years is being rebuffed by Democratic legislators

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine hints it was behind a series of strikes in occupied Crimea; the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is perilous; a Russian soldier exposes rot at core of invasion

The Conversation

Shelling of Europe's biggest nuclear power plant exposes multiple risks – a nuclear expert tells us what they are

Shelling has recently intensified at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, raising international safety concerns. Ukrainian staff continue to operate the massive plant under strict control and stressful conditions.

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Russia writes to U.N. Security Council over 'provocation' at Ukraine nuclear plant -TASS

Russia has submitted a letter to the United Nations Security Council warning of planned "provocations" by Ukraine at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, TASS reported on Friday citing a diplomat.

Reuters

Factbox-Ukraine's battlefield nuclear plant: what are the risks?

The world nuclear watchdog has said fighting around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is "very alarming" and that it urgently needs to send inspectors to assess the risks.

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Russian workers at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘told not to show up’ as military trucks ‘seen inside’

Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power station

Tribune News Service

War-hit Ukraine atomic plant poses risks to Europe’s energy grid

Diplomats concerned about an atomic accident at a war-damaged nuclear power plant in Ukraine should also turn their attention to a larger and looming danger, according to engineers who study critical infrastructure.

Reuters

UN chief says electricity at Russian-held nuclear plant belongs to Ukraine

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that electricity generated at the Russian-held nuclear power plant in Ukraine's southern region of Zaporizhzhia belonged to Ukraine and demanded that principle be fully respected.

Daily Mirror

Fears Vladimir Putin is preparing apocalyptic ‘false flag’ stunt at nuclear power plant

Russia still controls the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Fears of a false flag operation remain after comments made by a top Kremlin official said there would be consequences if a disaster occurred

Reuters

Russia's Deputy Foreign Min says Russian military control of Zaporizhzhia plant guarantees no 'Chernobyl scenario'

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that Russia's military presence at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine is a guarantee against what he called a "Chernobyl scenario", referring to the 1986 nuclear catastrophe.

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