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Live stream from plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYUT36YGOh8 Automated Radiation Monitoring system: https://www.npp.zp.ua/en/safety/arms
Earlier quoted context omitted.
A few artillery shells probably won't breach the containment. Missile shielding is part of the plant design (I don't know what level of shielding; US plants are designed to withstand a strike by an airliner). Not saying that the attack is thus acceptable, just saying that it will take a concerted effort to breach the containment.
Soviet era plants don’t have containment shells. I don’t know about this one though.
This is from last week and discusses the practical impacts of war around the plant being a major issue even if the plant isn't involved:
https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/02/24/most-immediate-nucl...
That article briefly mentions this page, where the CEO of Ukraine's nuclear operator states that they are protected:
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/A-guide-Nuclear-...
"In addition, Ukrainian power units are ready even for an aircraft crash, because the containment and the reactor vessel designed to withstand corresponding risks."
Russia doesn't need to control the immediate areas around nuclear plants in the initial phases of their invasion, it's lunacy that they aren't carefully avoiding them.
God damn, is the Russian army really this stupid? Is this an act of desperation, ignorance or spite?
This powers 1/4 of Ukraine. Holding the plant will give them a lot of leverage.
If Russia explodes a dirty bomb that plumes into nato countries, what happens?
God damn, is the Russian army really this stupid? Is this an act of desperation, ignorance or spite?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
A few artillery shells probably won't breach the containment. Missile shielding is part of the plant design (I don't know what level of shielding; US plants are designed to withstand a strike by an airliner). Not saying that the attack is thus acceptable, just saying that it will take a concerted effort to breach the containment.
Soviet era plants don’t have containment shells. I don’t know about this one though.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is war, and it involves nuclear things. That’s what he meant by “literal sense,” I think.
Ah, behold, my fist is an atomic weapon because ultimately the damage it inflicts is because of the Coulomb repulsion force of the fist atoms with other atoms.
One can wonder what does it takes for the west to military intervene. Sanctions are a long term plan but it won't save Ukraine.
God damn, is the Russian army really this stupid? Is this an act of desperation, ignorance or spite?
This powers 1/4 of Ukraine. Holding the plant will give them a lot of leverage.
So we’re back to the question: how can they be so stupid to attack the facility itself?
Firefighter have access now: https://twitter.com/bnonews/status/1499555239351005194?s=21 https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1499555095817728023?s=21 "According to Andrey Tuz, spokesman of the press service of the nuclear power plant, there is no threat of radiation spread."