![]() ![]() To create a nuclear detonation three requirements must be satisfied. “It is not possible for a RIA accident to result in a nuclear detonation. Here it is possible to induce strong mechanical effects on the reactor and its fuel. The reactivity initiated accident is caused by an excessive rate of energy release from the nuclear fuel, examples of this class include SL1 and the Chernobyl accident. “Serious nuclear reactor accidents can be divided into two broad classes, there are the reactivity initiated accidents (RIA) and the loss of cooling accidents (LOCA). ![]() So far I have seen no reports of any releases of radioactivity from the site. This could occur if a reactor or a waste store was damaged. It is not possible for shelling of a nuclear reactor site to cause a nuclear detonation, the worst which can occur is a release of radioactivity. “One concern that some members of the public have is that a nuclear power plant could explode in the same way as a nuclear weapon. “The shelling of a nuclear site is an alarming development, I hold the view that it is an exceptionally irresponsible thing to do. There has been news this morning of Russian forces in Ukraine shelling the Zaporizhzhia power plant, the largest nuclear plant of its kind in Europe.ĭr Mark Foreman, Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, said: Expert reaction to Russian attacks at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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