Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Russian forces start fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine says

Russian forces start fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine says. It seems like the madness of war has reached a new, unthinkable level. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, once a symbol of power generation and progress, has now become a target of destruction and chaos. The fact that all reactors had been in a cold shutdown state since April raises the question: what is the true end game here?

The blatant act of setting fire to a cooling tower, allegedly with a large number of automobile tires, is both terrifying and absurd. How does burning tires in a cooling tower achieve anything other than creating a dramatic smoke column?… Continue reading