The Guardian: Fears mount for safety of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors amid Russian invasion
Posted: 27th February 2022
Core meltdowns due to operational challenges cause concern even as direct strikes to facilities remain remote possibility
Ukraine announced on 24 February that Russian forces had captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
Julian Borger in Washington
Fri 25 Feb 2022 20.48 GMT
Concerns are mounting about the safety of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors and the possibility of an ecological disaster in the midst of the Russian invasion.
Concerns are mounting about the safety of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors and the possibility of an ecological disaster in the midst of the Russian invasion.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/nuclear-meltdown-threat-ukraine-russia-attack