Nuclear power expert Paul Norman told Newsweek that the plant falling back to a reserve line over the weekend 'was certainly a step in the wrong direction.'
power plant has particular poignancy due to Ukraine already suffering the world's worst nuclear disaster, at Chernobyl in 1986.A stock photo shows a nuclear power plant at sunset. There are concerns that military action could trigger a nuclear disaster.
"Inside of each of those buildings, every reactor has a pressure vessel that is just under one foot thick of steel. Nothing is indestructible, and sufficiently powerful and sustained attacks would likely break through eventually—but these are formidable barriers. The waste is also well stored in very sturdy containers," Norman said.Norman said that if the reserve power line currently in use fails, the plant would fall back to diesel generators.
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