Attacks on nuclear facilities in Ukraine are highlighting the growing risks of nuclear power in a world marked by conflict, instability and climate extremes.

“Nuclear power stations have inherent risks,” said an official at Greenpeace Ukraine. “In a world at war, with massive geopolitical tension and climate extremes, those risks are increasing.”

The continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine is once again raising concerns about a nuclear disaster in the region on the 40th anniversary of the catastrophic accident at the Chernobyl power plant.

Reuters reported on Monday that a Ukrainian drone the struck a transport department at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been under Russian control since March 2022, shortly after its armed forces invaded Ukraine.

The Russian government said that an........

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