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Would Nuclear Power Plant Attack Be Chernobyl 2.0?

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant seen from Nikopol on April 27, 2022. (Getty Images)

By    |   Tuesday, 11 July 2023 06:17 AM EDT

Amid their bloody battlefield stalemate, it is the ongoing war of words between Russia and Ukraine — with each nation accusing the other of secretly plotting to blow up a nuclear power plant — that currently has the rest of the world most alarmed, with some fearing such an attack could unleash a repeat of the Chernobyl horrors, or perhaps even worse.

But experts say that even if one side did strike the massive nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, the largest facility of its type in Europe, the aftermath is unlikely to be anything approaching the death and devastation seen after the Soviet Union’s infamous April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Marisa Herman

Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.

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Amid their bloody battlefield stalemate, it is the ongoing war of words between Russia and Ukraine — with each nation accusing the other of secretly plotting to blow up a nuclear power plant — that currently has the rest of the world most alarmed, with some fearing such an...
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