Ukrainians who live near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have grown largely complacent about the dangers despite warnings that the facility has a bull’s-eye on it.
Nuclear power companies rely on cheap enriched uranium made in Russia. That geopolitical dilemma is intensifying as climate change underscores the need for emissions-free energy.
The destruction of a hydroelectric dam last week unleashed a flood and threatened the water supply needed to cool the battle-scarred Zaporizhzhia plant.