NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, built during the Soviet era and one of the 10 biggest in the world, has been engulfed by fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops in recent weeks, fueling concerns of a nuclear catastrophe. The plant has six reactors, only one of which was operational as of Saturday.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a “blackout” when a missile damaged an electrical substation, leading to the emergency shutdown of the plant’s last remaining outside power source, operator Energoatom reported. All six of the reactors were stopped earlier due to the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -A crater left by a Russian rocket is seen 300 meters from the South Ukraine nuclear power plant, in the background, close to Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolayiv region, Ukraine, on Monday.

Detailed explanation-4: -On Sept. 19, Russia widened its reign of atomic terror when one of its missiles struck the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, 160 miles west of Zaporizhzhia. The powerful blast shattered windows and damaged buildings but left the plant’s three reactors intact.