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Atomic Blackmail: Ukraine war realises predictions of nuclear power plant threat, says Leicester civil safety expert.

 Governments need to be aware of the risk of their country’s nuclear
power plants being weaponised as they turn to nuclear to tackle the ongoing
energy crisis, a University of Leicester civil safety expert has argued. In
his new book Atomic Blackmail?

The weaponisation of nuclear facilities
during the Russia-Ukraine War, Dr Simon Bennett lays out how the ongoing
conflict is confirming long-running concerns about the security of nuclear
power plants and their potential to be weaponised to gain political
traction over an opponent. The events of the Russia-Ukraine War have
demonstrated the capacity that nuclear power plants have to amplify
protagonists’ hitting power, Dr Bennett argues. This is believed to be
the first time in the history of nuclear electricity that nuclear power
plants have been occupied by an invading force.

 Leicester University 29th Aug 2023

https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/nuclear-power-plant-ukraine

September 1, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, Ukraine