I believe this is the plant that is the largest in Europe.
Other Investing, indeed. If the fire is not controlled or damage causing operational problems.
--- Firefighters unable to reach fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
From CNN's Jonny Hallam
Firefighters are unable to reach the fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, according to the mayor of the nearby town of Energodar, Dmytro Orlov, in a Facebook post.
“The Zaporizhzhia Power Plant is notifying of a threat at the first block of the power plant! The fire at the plant is continuing. The firefighters cannot reach the location of the fire,” he posted.
Earlier, the mayor posted to Facebook saying: "Intense fighting is ongoing on approach routes to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Our National Guard fighters are defending. There are victims, but the exact number and condition so far cannot be determined under the circumstances."
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Nuclear experts: Disaster depends on where the fire is taking place
As a fire reported by Ukrainian officials continues at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, nuclear experts answered some of the most urgent questions:
Are there systems in the plant that can automatically fight the fire? Yes, but they don't fight all fires, said nuclear policy expert and Harvard professor Graham Allison. And not all fires at a power plant can have "catastrophic consequences." It depends on where the fire is — the biggest concern is if the blaze reaches a reactor's cooling pits, which could cause a meltdown of the reactor.
What could happen if a reactor melts down? If a fire, missile strike or other type of attack disrupts the nuclear reactor's cooling structure, it won't be able to cool itself — causing the fuel inside to overheat and melt down, releasing large amounts of radioactivity, said James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
The most recent and severe examples include the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, and the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Soviet Ukraine.
How likely is this? It's hard to say because there's still much we don't know, several experts agreed — most importantly, where the fire is located, whether it's even near the reactors or in a different part of the nuclear power complex, whether all the reactors are working — all things that could influence the severity of a disaster, if one occurs.
Why is the power plant coming under attack? Russian troops appear to be trying to seal off a nearby river and encircle Ukrainian forces, a classic maneuver, said retired US Army Gen. Wesley Clark — and the power plant is "right in the way." The plant is also a "key strategic asset," providing much of Ukraine's power, he added: "Take that offline, the grid is at least temporarily destabilized. You're cutting the ability of Ukrainians to be able to handle communications to a lot of other things."
Bloomberg just reported “no radiation leak”. Though, sounds a bit premature. These babies generally require water for cooling. And there’s usually lots of backup generators, pumps, etc. But under enemy bombardment who knows? Meltdown occurs over time once cooling ability ceases - my understanding. It’s rattling the futures markets just a bit.
Eerily remenicient of the ending of Lord of the Flies in which the warring tribes burn all the vegetation on their lifeboat island in pursuit of the enemy.
Futures indices here......, not happy; at this time....11 pm, EST
ALL indices RED, 9AM, Friday, March 4......except VIX, of course.
Oh yeah. Agree with the others - war and nuclear plants don’t mix very well.
That was a live feed from Al Jazeera a few hours ago which has since vanished.
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