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The main danger here is damage to the systems needed to keep the fuel in the reactor cool -- external power lines, emergency diesel generators, equipment to dissipate heat from the reactor core, in a war, repairing this equipment or implementing countermeasures could be impossible. In the worst case, the fuel could melt and spread large amounts of radioactivity into the environment.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Fukushima is a better analogy than Chernobyl, in this event, evacuations may be required for tens of kilometers around the plant, especially downwind. In the middle of a war those would be exceptionally dangerous.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Like all nuclear power plants, Zaporizhzhia contains various redundant safety systems, which under normal circumstances are highly effective, the problem is that nuclear power plants are not designed for war zones and, under plausible circumstances, all these systems could fail.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Under normal circumstances, the likelihood of a reactor losing power and of the emergency diesel generators being damaged and of not being repaired adequately quickly is very, very small, but in a war, all of these different failures that would have to happen for a reactor to become damaged and meltdown — the likelihood of all of those happening becomes much more likely than it does in peacetime.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
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