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Russian President Putin meets with Belarusian President Lukashenko in Moscow

World Sep 26

Belarus proposes new nuclear plant to supply energy to Russian-occupied Ukraine

By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press

World May 27

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attend a signing ceremony following a meeting in expanded format at the Kuksaroy Presidential Palace in Tashkent, Uzbekistan May 27, 2024. Photo by Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Kremlin via REUTERS
Russia to build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan

If the agreement is implemented, the plant would become the first in Central Asia, further increasing Russia's influence in the region.

By Associated Press

World Apr 08

View shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir in Nikopol
Russia and Ukraine once again accuse each other of targeting Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday confirmed drone strikes on one of the plant’s six reactors, but did not attribute responsibility to either side.

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Nation Mar 27

FILE PHOTO: Energy Secretary Granholm speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington
Biden administration will lend $1.5 billion to restart Michigan nuclear power plant, a first in the U.S.

The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan. Officials say it would be the first nuclear power plant to be reopened in the U.S.

By Ed White, Associated Press

Nation Jun 20

The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York, is seen from across the Hudson River, April 6, 2010. Entergy Corp. canceled the planned spinoff of several of its nuclear power plants after hitting regulatory hurdles in New York. Photo By Mike Segar/Reuters
Plan to discharge water into Hudson River from closed Indian Point nuclear plant sparks uproar

Supporters of the plan say the releases are no different than those made when Indian Point was producing power and that the concentration of tritium has been far below federal standards.

By Michael Hill, Associated Press

Dec 03

Iran announces start of construction on new nuclear power plant

By Associated Press

Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country's southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the U.S. over sweeping sanctions imposed after Washington pulled out of the Islamic Republic's nuclear deal with world…

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Nov 20

Renewed shelling in Zaporizhzhia threatens key Ukrainian nuclear plant again

By John Leicester, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for “urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident” in the Russian-occupied facility.

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Oct 12

Finland runs out of iodine pills after health officials warn of possible nuclear incidents due to Russia’s war in Ukraine

By Associated Press

The Finnish Health Ministry said Tuesday that "an accident at a nuclear power plant could release radioactive iodine into the environment, which could build up in the thyroid gland."…

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Oct 08

Ukraine nuclear plant has lost final external power link, UN watchdog says

By Associated Press

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, has lost its last remaining external power source as a result of renewed shelling and is now relying on emergency diesel generators, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday.

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Oct 07

Death toll rises to 11 after Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city apartments

By Adam Schreck, Associated Press

The death toll from a Russian missile attack on apartment buildings in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has risen to 11.

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