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gab13by13

(21,359 posts)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 08:54 PM Mar 2022

Catastrophe in the making in Ukraine.

Russian troops are firing on the largest nuclear reactor in Europe in Zaporizhzia, Ukraine. A fire has broken out in the plant and because of the fire fight they can't put out the fire. There is elevated levels of radiation now reported at that plant.

This plant if it explodes would be 10 times worse than Chernobyl.

This plant has 6 nuclear reactors.

Happening now on CNBC.

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Catastrophe in the making in Ukraine. (Original Post) gab13by13 Mar 2022 OP
And if it explodes there are no resources to tend to it Buckeyeblue Mar 2022 #1
is there any info on the nature of the fire? Takket Mar 2022 #2
This is horrendous . BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author G_j Mar 2022 #4
JMHO this wasn't in pooties plan. Talk about ruining an invasion! PortTack Mar 2022 #5

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
1. And if it explodes there are no resources to tend to it
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 09:12 PM
Mar 2022

Wouldn't this impact NATO countries? Isn't that enough to decide that we need to engage the Russians militarily?

Takket

(21,577 posts)
2. is there any info on the nature of the fire?
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 09:13 PM
Mar 2022

Is the fire in or somewhere near the reactors? Or is it elsewhere like a support building/office area, etc......

 

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)
3. This is horrendous .
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 09:22 PM
Mar 2022

I hope those Russian soldiers know their life expectancy, even should they survive the war, will be quite short.

And god help the civilians all over Europe.

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