Live stream from plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYUT36YGOh8 Automated Radiation Monitoring system: https://www.npp.zp.ua/en/safety/arms
Thanks. So what’s the historical norm on those numbers?
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#22I 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.
Probably not. Reactors generally can't melt down the way Chernobyl did anymore. The most significant risk is a breach of the reactor chamber fragmenting the fuel rofs and spreading radioactive particles around, or a hit to the spent fuel stores doing the same.
Neither are good, but they wouldn't be nearly as bad as Chernobyl or a nuclear weapon strike.
Re: Fire extinguished at Ukraine nuclear power plant, Europe's largest
#23I 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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> Radiation is spiking as well Please don't make claims like this without a source
- "A government official told The Associated Press that elevated levels of radiation were detected near the site of the plant, which provides about 25% of Ukraine’s power generation."
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-nations-gen...
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#25I 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.
Russia may be just trying to take it off line.
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#26God damn, is the Russian army really this stupid?
Is this an act of desperation, ignorance or spite?
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Could you please provide a source for this claim?
I searched Bloomberg (as you claimed that you saw it mentioned there), and this [1] appears to be the only coverage of it at the momement. There is no mention of radiation levels increasing in the area.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-03/russia-at...
Re: Fire extinguished at Ukraine nuclear power plant, Europe's largest
#28I 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.
From the Russian perspective, taking out Ukraine's power is strategic and demoralizing.
Though I think we're seeing the Ukrainians are fierce when cornered, so probably isn't the morale breaker they think it is.
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#29If Russia explodes a dirty bomb that plumes into nato countries, what happens?
Re: Fire extinguished at Ukraine nuclear power plant, Europe's largest
#30I 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.
Potentially. I'd worry more about coolant and power (to run the coolant pumps if the plant has to shut down) than about direct hits on a containment structure, but it's not like that won't eventually also cause problems if they keep doing it.
This is, so far as I know, the first time anyone has carried out a military attack on an operating nuclear plant. Nobody knows yet how that really plays out. But it looks like we all get to find out.