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2022-03-05 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian nuclear power plant 'could suffer a Fukushima-style meltdown

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Posted by badanov 2022-03-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 This is one of the thousands of reasons I've learned to regard all media as complete scumbags.

Posted by Raj 2022-03-05 00:40|| 2022-03-05 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 p=0.00000000001 to the 95th confidence interval

Posted by Phelet Snirong9114 2022-03-05 01:06|| 2022-03-05 01:06|| Front Page Top

#3 I would have gone with one place less to the left of the zero, but I yield to your greater expertise. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2022-03-05 01:09|| 2022-03-05 01:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Normally reactor cores take days to cool down from operating temperatures and during that time they need active cooling. So, kinda sorta. The longer the cooldown the less 'messy' things get if they loose power abruptly.

Posted by magpie 2022-03-05 02:26|| 2022-03-05 02:26|| Front Page Top

#5 to the left of the zero

*sigh* It was the middle of the night — I confused left and right.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-03-05 10:52|| 2022-03-05 10:52|| Front Page Top

#6 "It could be like 4/26 times six!"

My gaud; that's 2,556.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-03-05 11:05|| 2022-03-05 11:05|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ Ow.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-03-05 11:10|| 2022-03-05 11:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Part of the Fukushima disaster was a tsunami. According to Google Earth, Ukraine is pretty far inland, but with global warming and rising sea levels, it *could* happen.

to the left of the zero

Left of the zero, right of the zero - it is zero on both sides, so at this point what does it matter?

Posted by SteveS 2022-03-05 11:22|| 2022-03-05 11:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Last I heard, the fire in the admin building was out, the plant was up and running staffed by plant employees and generating power. Meme Alert: the employees are being forced to do what they do every day, but at *GUNPOINT*. So basically, business as usual, with the exception of some heavily armed Russians planting explosives around the workplace.

Chess is a game maneuver and threat. The threat of blowing up a power plant is a good card to hang on to.

Posted by SteveS 2022-03-05 11:31|| 2022-03-05 11:31|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ OK, but on the whole I think the idea of combat assaulting a nuclear power plant deserves a rethink.

Posted by Matt 2022-03-05 11:37|| 2022-03-05 11:37|| Front Page Top

#11 OK, wait a minute. Who built that power plant? Ukrainians? Or was it built by the Soviets? I'm thinking not too many nuke plants have been built in recent years, especially by minor players like the Ukrainians.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-03-05 12:23|| 2022-03-05 12:23|| Front Page Top

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