In the past few weeks, two of Ukraine’s Soviet-era nuclear reactors received a lease on life for an additional 10 years beyond their originally projected life-span. Units 1 and 2 at the Zaporizhska nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, are the fifth and sixth units to have their expiry dates extended by Ukraine’s nuclear regulator. This is a dangerous move, which violates international law and democratic principles.
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A huge map of the Ukraine in the colours of the national flag, is seen in front of the Yuzhnoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant in the town Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolaiv Oblast, 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of Kyiv, on Nov. 25, 2015. (AFP)
