Why are tensions escalating at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - and how bad would an explosion be?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of"dangerous provocations" at the plant, and his armed forces"If detonated, they would not damage the reactors but would create an image of shelling from the Ukrainian side," the military said on Telegram.
With unverified reports circulating that Russian forces are starting to leave the power plant, there are concerns that a similar scenario to the explosion at the Nova Kakhovka dam could occur.'Only source of danger is Russia'How dangerous would an explosion at the Zaporizhzhia be? Eugene Shwageraus, a professor of nuclear energy systems engineering at Cambridge University, told Sky News:"The installation is not built for housing troops and military equipment.
But he added that nuclear power plants are built"pretty robustly" and said there was a difference between real dangers and perceived dangers.The most dangerous fission product has decayed to safe levels, an expert told Sky News. Pic: AP
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