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UK Government experts on standby for radiation plume threat after fighting at nuclear power plants

🔴EXCLUSIVE from @SteveRobson04

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Government’s experts are on standby to offer advice on a potential radiation plume in the event of a nuclear incident in Ukraine, i can reveal.

⚡🇺🇦️It follows rising concerns about the status of the #Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors with some sites the target of Russian soldiers.

❓What happened❓

Today Ukraine’s state nuclear operator warned that Russian forces had damaged a high-voltage power line at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, cutting its electricity supply, and increasing the chance of a radiation leak that could spread across Europe.

Russian forces are also in control of the Zaporizhzhia power plant, the largest in Europe, in the south of the country.

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i understands:

🔴📉 While experts stress that the possibility of a nuclear accident is low

🔴The tensions have prompted the Government to put its response systems on ‘precautionary standby’

In the event of a release of radioactive material, the government would activate the Joint Agency Modelling (JAM) system to forecast the impact of a potential radiation plume.

❓What is JAM❓

JAM is led by the @metoffice, which estimates forecasts and provides advice on radiation emergencies from incidents within the UK and overseas.

🧑‍⚕️🍲🌱JAM can predict if the amount of contamination is likely to have an impact on health, food and the environment.

The plume maps and expert advice from across agencies will inform the government’s Sage committee ahead of decision-making.

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