"Due to power surges, the New Safe Confinement — the key structure that isolates the destroyed 4th reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and prevents the release of radioactive materials into the environment — was left without electricity," the Energy Ministry said.

“Due to power surges, the New Safe Confinement — the key structure that isolates the destroyed 4th reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and prevents the release of radioactive materials into the environment — was left without electricity,” the Energy Ministry said.

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    • ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      4 months ago

      That would require complete removal of all energy sources - which clearly hasn’t occurred and even then it would take weeks for a major problem to emerge. No need to fearmonger, it’s already serious enough as it is. There are additional backup measures for cooling previously used that don’t require electricity too.

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        4 months ago

        Still interesting, I personally didn’t realise the elephant’s foot needed active measures at all. I didn’t see anything about that when I re-read the wiki page on it.

        • ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          The elephant’s foot no longer requires active cooling, but I think the spent fuel rod pool does