Radio Havana Cuba | Key points of the nuclear power plant in danger due to Ukrainian attacks

Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

MOSCOW, August 17 (RHC) – Zaporozhye authorities denounced on Wednesday that Ukrainian attacks on the vulnerabilities of the nuclear power plant, including the cooling system, could cause a “disaster worse than Chernobyl” in 1986.

“The plant reactor needs to be constantly cooled […]Member of the Main Council of the Military and Civil Administration of the Homonymous District, Vladimir Rogov, explained to Soloviev Live channel that Ukraine fired dozens of shots from heavy weapons precisely in the refrigeration circuit.

In this sense, the official explained that the Ukrainian armed forces launch deliberate attacks on the cooling system, realizing that such attacks could unleash uncontrolled operations.

Similarly, Rogov denounced that Kyiv soldiers also bomb containers with nuclear fuel residues, which could lead to radioactive contamination if the projectiles hit said facilities.

He said that one of the guided munitions landed about 10 meters from the sediment with debris, while other shells landed at a distance of 50 to 200 meters.

Regarding the plant’s reactors, the representative explained that they are fully protected.

“The safety margin of the reactor is so great that even if a plane full of tanks falls on it from a height of 10 kilometers, it must remain intact. To destroy the reactor, you have to use tactical nuclear weapons,” explained Rogoff.

In this regard, he emphasized that it was possible, in theory, to suspend the plant, although from an economic point of view it would not be convenient because it would be very expensive. On the other hand, he made it clear that it is not possible to evacuate nuclear fuel residues.

The situation at the nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye has deteriorated since last August 5, when the authorities of the city of Energodar denounced several attacks on the plant by Ukrainian forces.

The next day, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, announced that the institution was “extremely concerned” about military operations near the plant.

He warned in this regard that the risk of a nuclear catastrophe is “very real.” However, on August 12 and on Monday, Ukrainian forces attacked the facilities again.

In this context, Russia called a meeting of the UN Security Council to address the situation, during which Grossi suggested that an expert mission should inspect the facilities.

Similarly, he urged both the Russian and Ukrainian authorities to cooperate so that the summoned personnel could gain access to the factory. (Line:PL)