![]() ![]() ![]() "When about a year or so ago, people like me didn't sleep for a week worrying about it, but in fact the situation is probably more dangerous now than it has ever been," said Dr Dorfman, an associate fellow at the University of Sussex. His comments follow a plea from the UN's nuclear watchdog to "prevent the threat of a severe nuclear accident" as Russia reportedly increases the number of troops at the site and Ukraine regroups for a counteroffensive in the region. The latter could result in a 12 to 25-mile exclusion zone and "vast amounts of contaminated soil" and water, he explained. A nuclear expert has warned the situation at Europe's biggest power plant is "probably more dangerous now than it has ever been".įighting could disturb radioactive material at the Zaporizhzhia facility and cause a "significant radiation incident" or even core meltdown, said Paul Dorfman, chair of Nuclear Consulting Group. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |