What An Attack On A Nuclear Power Plant Could Mean For Ukraine



Russian troops are reportedly shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest plant in all of Europe, which supplies Ukraine with at least a quarter of its power. NBC News reporter Phil McCausland discusses the possible threats the power plant could face. 

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41 comments

  1. If we don`t stop putin now, tomorrow he will come to you! Without closing the sky upon Ukraine, NATO covertly supports the destruction of Ukraine! #NATO #UAWAR #stoputin

  2. This will also affect Russia too! If the wind direction is moving towards Russia it will affect everyone! Even Putin's closest… There will be no war. The land would be tarnished for a long time.

  3. INCIDENTAL 🙃

    ASSAULT 🙃

  4. I consider it an episode of unprecedented gravity. It seems clear to me that there is no more time to waste and that we must intervene immediately to defend our integrity.

  5. War is War… Stupid all of you for not stopping the war. The media should not support any sides at this point . Instead it should tell both sides work things out. What can the media do after nuclear happens?

  6. This reaction will be banned in spite of my declaration to be ANTI war. The nuclear plant is taken, the staff is at work and the reactor building has neighter been targetted or damaged. The building on fire was adjectant, no part of the reactor building, it has been put out swiftly. Sorry for the lack of drama. The truth deserves to be know.

  7. "Why is Ukraine the West's Fault?"
    Featuring Harvard professor. American political scientist. and international relations scholar Dr. John Mearsheimer:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4

    Proof of Genocide against Russian speaking Ukrainians by neo-Nazi battalions from the Ukrainian military. An absolutely eye-opening documentary I recommend to my fellow educated and peace loving Americans:

    https://rtd.rt.com/films/donbass-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/

  8. Stolen elections have consequences… the spit bubbling buffoon Biden and Nato set the table nicely for Russia to attack. Russia vs Globalists, i think i will sit this one out… and pray for the Ukrainians and Russians caught in the crossfire.

  9. Anyone care for some nuclear proton water. Delicious.

  10. Putin might not drop a nuclear bomb but he might light Ukraine's Nuclear plant on fire.

  11. 4 nuclear power plants. California certified radiation safety and emergency response. Recommended to bring the portable power generators. Usually nuclear power plants do have backup generators to power the when there is an accident or power grid is down. If the plant has an accident there is no grid power and they can't pull out the fuel rods. The plants begin melt down and power generation has to brought in to power up the plants and pull the rods out. After 7 accidents not one had a backup generator. This is typical nuclear power plants do not have backup generators and they have to be brought in quickly to power up the plant and pull the rods out before the firebricks melt. A backup generator has to be in place to power down a nuclear power plant because they are the power grid. Make sure every powerplant has backup generators to power up the plant and pull the rods out. It is safer to live without electricity than to suffer a nuclear power plant meltdown. Edison generators and dynamos with inverters and transformers can quickly and produce the same power and you can make them from old car generators chiseled to spin like Edison with inverters to deliver House current AC power and transformers to deliver high voltage AC power lines.

  12. Forget his head we see what he is doing…

  13. If the Russians don't stop shelling this nuclear reactor, NATO needs to take action with massive air strikes. Generations of unborn children could be at risk if these reactors melt down and leak…

  14. Who here believes mainstream media has suddenly started broadcasting the truth ?

  15. Maybe Putin agreed with US that he won’t shot the power plants and right now he won’t shot them because it will cuz big problem

  16. Its gitmo for you guys cnn and MSNBC you will be charged in tribunals and your involvement in this will be known we were waiting for this you have greeded yourself out of existence you should be terrified lol we are collecting evidence for your firing squad or Gitmo stay or you might be sent off planet reptiles

  17. All the fault of US and them trying to arm Ukraine and then invite them into nato. Russia has a red line and Nato crossed it. Russia is right.

  18. Russia is right there near Ukraine they won't attack a nuclear power plant because Russia would also be affected very bad!! But if he's erratic who knows. Attacking a power plant would show he is crazy and will do anything senseless.

  19. The US and China should simply agree to divide the Russian Federation in half. Siberia is the Chinese zone of responsibility, and up to the Urals, or at least to the current borders, this is Europe, and the central part of the Russian Federation will be national republics under Tatarstan, Kazakhstan, and so on

  20. On the other hand, America has not paid its debt to Russia of 300 trillion dollars plus another amount as high if not higher amount deposited in Swiss banks from Russian billionaires and America said it had no intention of giving it back. Biden has now thrown some $ 30 million into Europe.

  21. Ukraine lies directly to the West of Russia. A westerly wind would transfer a whole bunch of radioactive dust into Russia. Seems like a dumb idea for Russia to want to create another and bigger radiation catastrophe to me when there is every possibility it could back fire on them.

  22. The Zelenskyy regime is using nuclear power plants as a shield. The Zelenskyy regime wants to cause a nuclear accident so they can blame the Russians.

  23. What an attack to a nuclear power plants means to the WORLD! That's what the header should read. It'll spread wayyyy past the Ukraine….fkn nuts!

  24. Ukraine has been at war since 2014. Now you hear about it because governments need to divert your attention from the people's revolt against them

  25. He is a killer!!!

  26. i thought didn't have nuclear stuff 🙂

  27. What happens if he bombs chernobyl nuclear plant ?

  28. What Ukraine should do at this point is give haft of Ukraine to America and the other haft to Russia.In that case we can create some work for Ukraine to overcome their problem.As An American I think will work.

  29. Emp attack conditioning people to accept what’s going on TELL LIE VISION! WAKE UP PEOPLE

  30. 🤘🏻😂🤘🏻 finally things turn toward nuclear

  31. Todo el apoyo a RUSIA
    y su presidente Viva PUTIN !

  32. DEVUELVAN RT ! Hipocritas Azusadores tergiversadores de la información.

  33. Ukrainians are doing everything to drag the West and Europe into this war.

  34. Russia need new president

  35. Your idols, the Ukrainians are hitting non-white refuges, like Africans.and Indians at the border….Putin.is right, he must denazify.Ukraine.

  36. Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbj1AR_aAcE

  37. Russia is the Superpower. Welcome the New world order.

  38. One of putins people will take him out. Putin need's to be wipe off the map

  39. Just leave it up to Trump and his friends to make the world a better place