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Explainer-The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant’s Shutdown
Date: September 12, 2022
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – The last operating reactor at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been put into what is known as a cold shutdown after an external power line was restored, making it possible to shut it down more safely. The lack of external power to Europe’s biggest nuclear...
Factbox-The Vast Nuclear Plant in the Eye of the War in Ukraine
Date: August 8, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been shelled in recent days, opening up the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (around 300 miles) from the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident, the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. WHAT IS IT? The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has six Soviet-designed...
U.S. Insurance Safety Group Says 2022 Jeep Wrangler Tipped Over in Crash Test
Date: June 2, 2022
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) said on Thursday a 2022 Jeep Wrangler 4-door model tipped over in a crash test, an issue that could pose safety risks to users. The industry-funded group prods automakers to make safer vehicles by issuing ratings after tests that are used by...
China Expands Crash Search as Second Black Box Eludes
Date: March 25, 2022
By Martin Quin Pollard WUZHOU, China (Reuters) -Recovery crews on Friday expanded the search area of the China Eastern Airlines crash, as the second of the plane’s two black boxes eluded search-and-rescue workers for a fourth day. Flight MU5735 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou on the coast on Monday...
Explainer-How Black Boxes of Crashed Chinese Jet Will Be Handled
Date: March 23, 2022
By Tim Hepher and Jamie Freed (Reuters) – Chinese authorities said on Wednesday they had recovered one of the black boxes of a China Eastern Airlines jet that plunged into a mountainside on Monday with 132 people on board. An official at China’s aviation regulator said the black box that was found was “severely damaged”...
One of Two Black Boxes Found From Crashed China Eastern Jet
Date: March 23, 2022
By Martin Quin Pollard WUZHOU, China (Reuters) -Chinese searchers found on Wednesday one of two black boxes from a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed this week in forest-clad mountains with 132 people onboard, the aviation regulator said. The device was severely damaged, and it was not immediately clear if it was the flight data...