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Ukraine war: Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's last operating reactor switched off

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Europe's largest nuclear plant has been reconnected to Ukraine's electricity grid, allowing engineers to shut down its last operational reactor in an attempt to avoid a radiation disaster as fighting rages in the area.

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