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Zelenskiy: Russia may be preparing to trigger nuclear plant explosion (www.theguardian.com)

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President cites Ukraine intelligence that Moscow has mined Zaporizhzhia nuclear station and sent away staff

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[–] gavi@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Does have this have the potential to release a radioactive fallout cloud across western Europe?

[–] spencerforhire81@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Depends on how it's done. If they do it the dirty bomb way and winds are unfavorable, sure it could happen, but they'd have to basically set off their own nuke in the plant to make a cloud that would significantly affect anyone outside Ukraine. If they just let it melt down, probably not but it'll wreck the plant and the area immediately nearby.

Still, couldn't hurt to pick up a pack or two of iodine tablets just in case.

[–] ShadowRam@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Not sure what the winds are like in that area normally,

But at the moment, they are VERY unfavorable for Russia. It would blow back in their face,

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=34.83,49.15,2074/loc=31.584,43.246

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