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ColinC

(8,291 posts) Wed Mar 9, 2022, 03:56 PM Mar 2022

Damage in Chernobyl

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The only electrical grid supplying the Chornobyl NPP and all its nuclear facilities occupied by Russian army is damaged. CNPP lost all electric supply. I call on the international community to urgently demand Russia to cease fire and allow repair units to restore power supply 1/2

Dmytro Kuleba
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Reserve diesel generators have a 48-hour capacity to power the Chornobyl NPP. After that, cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent. Putin’s barbaric war puts entire Europe in danger. He must stop it immediately! 2/2

The real threat of radiation leak should be enough for a no fly zone in Ukraine. Either that or Russia should allow the repair crews into the power plant.

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Damage in Chernobyl (Original Post) ColinC Mar 2022 OP

Is there a report of an actual radiation leak, or is this your grabby OP hed? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #1

Nope. Was gonna change the title and forgot before posting. ColinC Mar 2022 #2

the spent fuel rods apparently have enough water to stay cool for some time lapfog_1 Mar 2022 #3

Kuleba is the minister of foreign affairs and those who study/know about the risks say his comments WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #4

I think that NATO has made it abundantly clear that it is not going to participate Chainfire Mar 2022 #5

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,329 posts)

1. Is there a report of an actual radiation leak, or is this your grabby OP hed?

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 04:01 PM

Mar 2022

Kuleba is the minister of foreign affairs and those who study/know about the risks say his comments are overstating them.

ColinC

(8,291 posts)

2. Nope. Was gonna change the title and forgot before posting.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 04:03 PM

Mar 2022

Sorry!

lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)

3. the spent fuel rods apparently have enough water to stay cool for some time

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 04:04 PM

Mar 2022

even if the pumps fail.

I don't know about the damaged reactor. I believe that the other reactors were mothballed and the fuel rods removed.

That said, right now the winds are moderate and are out of the north north east.

Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania (plus Bulgaria and Greece) would be in the path of atmospheric fallout.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,329 posts)

4. Kuleba is the minister of foreign affairs and those who study/know about the risks say his comments

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 04:04 PM

Mar 2022

are overstating them.

Chainfire

(17,536 posts)

5. I think that NATO has made it abundantly clear that it is not going to participate

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 04:14 PM

Mar 2022

in a no-fly zone in Ukraine. We do not want Russian and NATO pilots exchanging shots, it could be harmful to everyone's health. I am glad that our leadership is trying to avoid WWIII and hope that they can keep up the effort.

All we are sayyyyyying is give sanc-tions a chance.

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