BREAKING— the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (largest nuclear reactor in Europe) has now finally fallen to Russian military control. God help us. Hope cooler heads will prevail. 
Earlier thoughts—
1) how dumb are we as a species to shell a nuclear plant?
2) Are other countries only going to intervene if a ☢️ accident happens?
3) Might Putin going for scorched Earth 🌍 nihilist strategy?
4) Don’t Russian leader know radiation would blow EAST?
1) how dumb are we as a species to shell a nuclear plant?
2) Are other countries only going to intervene if a ☢️ accident happens?
3) Might Putin going for scorched Earth 🌍 nihilist strategy?
4) Don’t Russian leader know radiation would blow EAST?
3) My worry is not with the reactor. My worry is what shelling could do to the stored nuclear ☢️ waste nearby. These radioactive storage containers are tough but not impervious to bombings. Hope these are not breached in this war.
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1499571106549747730
4) I’m not imagining these risks. An old 2015 Guardian piece raised the same concerns last time there was fighting In Ukraine. It’s not just theoretical concern about these radioactive storage unit. It’s an active ongoing risk in a war zone.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
theguardian.com/environment/20…
5) Reminder that Russian Army is not beyond committing war crimes. If they can indiscriminately bomb civilian areas and civilian hospitals, then they might be willing to do worse to a nuclear power plant to prevent Ukrainians from holding it or accessing its energy (1/4 of 🇺🇦)
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1499451895248822281
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