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A cooling tower at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) will require demolition after a fire on Aug. 12 rendered the structure unusable, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said during a visit to the plant. A fire at the plant’s cooling towers on Aug. 12 caused “significant damage,” though it did not pose a threat to nuclear safety. Both Ukraine and Russia have traded accusations as to which side started the fire at the cooling plant, with the IAEA saying that they were unable to determine the cause of the fire. Grossi made his fifth…

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