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handle is hein.crs/govefjt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional *. Research Service Informing the I gislative debate since 1914 Russian Military Actions at Ukraine Nuclear Power Plants March 10, 2022 Russian military forces have seized two of Ukraine's nuclear power plants as part of the invasion that began on February 24, 2022. The four-unit Chernobyl nuclear plant, whose last operating reactor permanently closed in 2000, was occupied shortly after the start of the invasion. Russian forces then attacked and captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, with six operational reactors, on March 4, 2022. The nuclear plant attacks have caused widespread concern about the potential for radioactive releases and potential war crimes. Congress may wish to consider what actions the U.S. government could take to support the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine. Nuclear Power Plants Operating in Ukraine Ukraine has four operating nuclear power plant sites with a total of 15 reactors, which in recent years have provided about half of Ukraine's total electricity generation. All the operating Ukrainian reactors are light water reactors (cooled by ordinary water), using designs developed in the Soviet Union similar in concept to most of the world's commercial power reactors. Ukraine's operating nuclear plants are located throughout the country, as shown by the following map by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Congressional Research Service https://crsreports. congress.gov IN11883 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress - ®M o ° r

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