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They were designed with that in mind though. They were built to withstand an plane crash or attack. You may have seen the famous test of ramming a F4 Phantom i

They were designed with that in mind though. They were built to withstand an plane crash or attack. You may have seen the famous test of ramming a F4 Phantom into a reinforced concrete walls without much effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4CX-9lkRMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4CX-9lkRMQ It's certainly possible to blow them up, but they very unlikely to melt down like Chernobyl did anymore due to all the effort put into preventing that. Easier to just launch radioactive materials at your enemy if that's the result you want.

leonidasrup 6mo ago
The containment building of new nuclear power plant has to withstand impact of large, commercial aircraft used for long distance flights, with aviation fuel loading typically used in such flights. § 50.150 Aircraft impact assessment. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part050/part050-0150 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part050/p... Containment buildings for nuclear reactors are the strongest non-military buildings ever build. You need something much stronger than a small airplane, or simple drone, missile to breach it. Even a 155mm artillery granite or a anti-tank missile is not enough. You would probably need specialize bunker buster munition, or nuclear explosion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containment_building https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containment_building The Russian army will not directly attack nuclear power plants in Ukraine. They could not gain much from release of radioactive material as the radioactive material would also migrate to Russia. The Russian army is attacking the infrastructure connecting power plants to the grid, to deny the electricity production. (And is attacking must power infrastructure in Ukraine). https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-hits-several-key-ukraine-energy-facilities-kills-three-people-2025-11-08/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-hits-several-key...
- contubernio 6mo ago
  These safety mechanisms have not been tested. Error rather than intentional targetting has to be considered. Imagine a cruise missile (e.g. tomahawk) or a bunker buster bomb rather than an anti-tank missile. The premise that such plants will not be targetted may apply to Russia (I doubt it) but may not apply to Israel or the USA.
cadamsdotcom 6mo ago
Whoever designed that test forgot that kinetic energy is proportional to velocity squared. A collision at 50 km/h is going to have roughly 1% the force of one at 500km/h.
- nitwit005 6mo ago
  Apparently incapable of reading the description on a video.

leonidasrup 6mo ago

The containment building of new nuclear power plant has to withstand impact of large, commercial aircraft used for long distance flights, with aviation fuel loading typically used in such flights. § 50.150 Aircraft impact assessment. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part050/part050-0150 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part050/p... Containment buildings for nuclear reactors are the strongest non-military buildings ever build. You need something much stronger than a small airplane, or simple drone, missile to breach it. Even a 155mm artillery granite or a anti-tank missile is not enough. You would probably need specialize bunker buster munition, or nuclear explosion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containment_building https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containment_building The Russian army will not directly attack nuclear power plants in Ukraine. They could not gain much from release of radioactive material as the radioactive material would also migrate to Russia. The Russian army is attacking the infrastructure connecting power plants to the grid, to deny the electricity production. (And is attacking must power infrastructure in Ukraine). https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-hits-several-key-ukraine-energy-facilities-kills-three-people-2025-11-08/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-hits-several-key...

contubernio 6mo ago
These safety mechanisms have not been tested. Error rather than intentional targetting has to be considered. Imagine a cruise missile (e.g. tomahawk) or a bunker buster bomb rather than an anti-tank missile. The premise that such plants will not be targetted may apply to Russia (I doubt it) but may not apply to Israel or the USA.

cadamsdotcom 6mo ago

Whoever designed that test forgot that kinetic energy is proportional to velocity squared. A collision at 50 km/h is going to have roughly 1% the force of one at 500km/h.

nitwit005 6mo ago
Apparently incapable of reading the description on a video.