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Zaporizhzhia: Ukraine's nuclear front
Season 1 · Episode 270

Zaporizhzhia: Ukraine's nuclear front

This is the story of what happens when Ukraine - and Europe's - biggest nuclear power station becomes a pawn in a war.

The Slow Newscast · Alice Sandelson

April 16, 202435m 39s

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Show Notes

In the early days of the invasion, Russia took over Europe's biggest nuclear power station. For two years, Zaporizhzhia's nuclear plant has been under Russian control, and while a nuclear crisis has so far been averted, the fighting has repeatedly threatened a catastrophic situation. The employees are overcoming the threat of torture to manage the plant's safety. This is the story of what happens when a nuclear power station becomes a pawn in a war.


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