June 13, 2026
The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early weeks of Moscow's February 2022 invasion
Once the two units of the project are operational, the plant could provide a total of 2,400MW to the national grid
Rosatom warns explosions are heard nearby and evacuations continue, though the plant itself is not targeted
This is a watershed moment in Japan's pivot back to nuclear after it idled all reactors following 2011 Fukushima disaster
