Update 3 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

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33 pointsMikusR2 comments

Important point, Russia keeps attacking the Kiyv dam by missiles, shelling, and tried to mine it at least once. If Kiyv dam is destroyed, not only the Kiyv city will suffer damage, but Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station will be right in the path of deluge, and flood zone.

Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

They shut down 2 out of 6 of the plants because of the war: https://www.nucnet.org/news/energoatom-shuts-down-zaporozhye...

I would hope they are watching very closely and could shut the rest before the water reaches them if the dam is breached.

Breaching the dam would cause blackouts in Ukraine between hydro and nuclear it's at least 1/4 of the power there.

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