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Failure of systems could lead to a disaster similar to that of Japan’s Fukushima plant, when a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed cooling systems, triggering meltdowns.

Ukrainian authorities on Friday said the fire at Europes largest nuclear power plant that prompted widespread concern has been extinguished. Updates.

Ukrainian authorities on Friday said the fire at Europes largest nuclear power plant that prompted widespread concern has been extinguished. Updates.

Russian shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant that sparked a fire — which has since been extinguished — raised fears of a disaster. What...

Russian shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant that sparked a fire at one of its six reactors has raised fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown. Concerns faded Friday after Ukrainian authorities announced that the fire had been extinguished. The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said after speaking with Ukrainian authorities that the six reactors were not affected. Even though the nuclear plant is of a different desig...

No radiation leaks were detected and firefighters were eventually able to get the blaze under control, but the attack caused international concern.

No radiation leaks were detected and firefighters were eventually able to get the blaze under control, but the attack caused international concern.

Ukrainian authorities said the fire at a nuclear plant that caused widespread concern after a Russian attack has been extinguished. Follow updates.

No radiation leaks were detected and firefighters were eventually able to get the blaze under control, but the attack caused international concern.

Ukrainian authorities on Friday said the fire at Europes largest nuclear power plant that prompted widespread concern has been extinguished. Updates.