The American Nuclear Society is monitoring the situation. Our current information indicates that hostilities in the Chernobyl area have not resulted in any additional radiological risk to the region. https://t.co/j4K8VXHf4I pic.twitter.com/zCnIjtPuYx
— American Nuclear Society (@ANS_org) February 24, 2022
I’m from the Duck&Cover generation, certain words will always spike my heart rate…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the so-called Chernobyl exclusion zone and all the structures of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are under the control of Russian armed groups https://t.co/2c2IBrE0fS pic.twitter.com/q5BDKesSIm
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 25, 2022
For those imagining more lurid scenarios, the dangerous material lies deep under the concreted-in reactor in a solid radioactive mass. Hard to reach, and explosions are not effective in dispersing that kind of material.
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) February 24, 2022
The failed Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine as well as the nation’s 15 operating reactors are safe and secure amid Russia’s invasion, according to nuclear experts and the International Atomic Energy Agency, an arm of the UN. https://t.co/WyD7KddlNs
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 25, 2022
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