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What could go wrong at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant?

What could go wrong at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant?

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The recent shelling of attack of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – Europe’s largest – has triggered international concern. But what are the risks of a nuclear disaster? Ian Sample speaks to Prof Claire Corkhill about what will happen if the pla

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Last week, a team of inspectors from the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear
power plant. The plant was seized by Russian forces in early May
and has recently been the target of sustained shelling, increasing
the risk of a nuclear disaster. The head of the IAEA, Rafael
Grossi, who is leading the inspection team, has reported that the
integrity of the plant has been violated several times. Ian Sample
speaks to Prof Claire Corkhill about what this could mean for
Zaporizhzhia, what the risks are if the plant loses external power,
and how a nuclear meltdown can be avoided. Help support our
independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod