Russian shelling caused a fire at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant – how close did we actually come to disaster?
- Written by: Tony Irwin, Visiting Lecturer, Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Australian National University
APIt sounds like a nightmare come true. During a military offensive as part of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fire broke out at Europe’s largest nuclear power station, the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the southern city of Enerhodar.
From what we understand of the situation, Russian troops were shelling the area during a battle for...
