Fire extinguished at Ukraine nuclear power plant, Europe's largest

It's not just on fire, it has been shelled by the Russian troops and there's a live feed where you can watch it as it happens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYUT36YGOh8

Re: Fire extinguished at Ukraine nuclear power plant, Europe's largest

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Post by mkr-hn » Fri, Mar 04, 2022, 12:56 AM UTC

DantesKite wrote: post #2

“Should emphasize there's a LOT of safeguards in place that make a radiation leak unlikely. Still, doesn't seem very wise.” https://twitter.com/inteldoge/status/1499542139155398659?s=2...

The account seems credible enough, but there's something weird about citing a military intel account named and themed on a meme.

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Post by bb123 » Fri, Mar 04, 2022, 12:56 AM UTC

ardit33 wrote: post #3

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I don’t see anything in the link suggesting radiation is spiking?

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Post by estro0182 » Fri, Mar 04, 2022, 12:56 AM UTC

I would argue that this is a near equivalence of nuclear war with Ukraine. A well-/mis-placed Russian artillery shell could cause a loss of reactor integrity and meltdown, no?

EDIT: according to child comments, a meltdown is unlikely/impossible, but spread of radioactive particles due to a direct strike is possible.

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Post by ttybird2 » Fri, Mar 04, 2022, 12:58 AM UTC

I do not understand, why are they fighting near the reactor? It only makes sense to keep troops of both sides away from something as dangerous.