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Good overview of the state of nuclear power in the Ukraine https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/25/russia_seizes_1986_chernobyl_nuclear_site https://www.democrac
by sitkack 5y ago
Good overview of the state of nuclear power in the Ukraine https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/25/russia_seizes_1986_chernobyl_nuclear_site https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/25/russia_seizes_1986_ch...
tl;dr 50% of their electricity comes from nuclear, so they can't just shut them down. Most nuclear power plants are not walk away safe, so they need grid power and staff.
- londons_explore 5y agoI'm guessing that neither Russia nor Ukraine want a nuclear accident. Therefore as troops pass the location of each plant, the plant workers will be told to keep operations going. I expect some will end up living in the plant for a few weeks under military guard, but probably nothing worse. The only bad case is if one side deliberately causes a nuclear accident to try and blame the other side for it.
- tehbeard 5y agoI cant help but feel Russia's seizure of Chernobyl is to that effect, provide a corridor into the country that's "shielded" from retaliation by the threat of a large radiological incident.