Several recent drones attacks on the site, which Russia captured in March 2022, highlight the potential for a major accident.
- Research and Knowledge Transfer Manager, Department of War Studies and the Centre for Science and Security Studies, King's College London
Plans to create a safe zone around the massive nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia require Russian agreement, which so far looks unlikely.
Ukraine’s biggest nuclear plant has many safety measures, but could not cope with direct bombing.
Pueden surgir problemas si el reactor en funcionamiento se apaga, con riesgos que van desde la fusión del combustible usado hasta la explosión del núcleo del reactor. Mientras, las fuerzas rusas nos envían un mensaje: pueden atacar la planta en cualquier momento.
Trouble may arise if the operating reactor is shut down, with risks ranging from a used fuel meltdown to a reactor core explosion.
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