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Sep 2022
23m 26s

A Nuclear Power Plant on Ukraine’s Front...

The New York Times
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A counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces to try to drive Russian troops out of southern Ukraine has placed the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, directly in the path of the fighting. As the world scrambles to prevent a catastrophe, the plant’s workers find themselves in a dangerously precarious position. Guest: Marc Santora, an interna ... Show More
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