Ukraine Shuts Down Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant To Avoid Catastrophe

The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is the largest in not only Ukraine but all of Europe, has been shut down as a precaution, the operator of the plant, Eneregoatom, said this weekend. The shutdown coincided with a Ukrainian advance to the East, which pushed Russian troops back from previously held positions. Following the advance, Ukraine accused Russia of targeting the grid in retaliation. Russian troops took control of the Zaporizhia power plants early on in the war. In the past couple of months, the plant has been the target of shelling…