War in Ukraine: Could a Chernobyl-style nuclear accident happen?

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Sky News published this video item, entitled “War in Ukraine: Could a Chernobyl-style nuclear accident happen?” – below is their description.

Sky’s Tom Clarke assesses what the chances of a nuclear accident like the one that happened in Chernobyl in 1986 are of happening again.

It follows an attack by Russian troops on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Thursday night.

Chernobyl is considered the world’s worst ever nuclear disaster.

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