As calls continue for an end to military activity around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant, experts are warning there's significant risk of a nuclear accident.
abc.net.au/news/fears-nuclear-disaster-zaporizhzhia/101394618As calls continue for an end to military activity around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant, experts are warning there is significant risk of a nuclear accident.
"There is evidence that the Russians were intimidating the staff, not allowing them to report safety issues, accusing them of being spies or saboteurs and of physical abuse," Dr Lyman said.In the past fortnight there have been further reports of shelling of the plant, with both sides claiming the other was at fault.
While Dr Lyman doesn't believe these kinds of attacks are likely to cause a major problem for the reactors themselves, he said there is still a risk they could damage other vital parts of the plant or make it difficult to maintain the reactors. A greater concern than artillery fire, experts believe, is the potential for the plant to lose its offsite power connection, something that has already happened twice in the past few weeks.
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