KIEV, Ukraine — In Ukraine, the words “nuclear accident” conjure up memories of Chernobyl — the world’s worst nuclear catastrophe.
But those were the words Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk chose on Wednesday when describing problems at the Zaporizhye nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine, without giving further details.
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Reuters first carried a quote from the prime minister, who said, “I know that an accident has occurred at the Zaporizhye [nuclear power plant].”
Yatsenyuk immediately called on the new Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn to hold a press conference to explain the …read more
Source: Mashable
