such an expansion. and it s so dangerous. the first fighting we saw in chernobyl, all of the ordinance that went up there took the levels up to 65,000. think if that had been penetrated. now they are taking nuclear power plants but it s how they are doing it. the military advantage of taking a power plant and controlling the lights. but firing rockets and saying we hit a library in a training facility. that is a war crime in my view. then to make threats they are going to put explosives around the reaction towards and threat onto detonate them, this is the place where they are in a massive escalation. we are worried that gosh, if we do something, we ll be the ones
experts say it s unlikely. the chernobyl plant, which is still radioactive, lies about 100km from kyiv. its fourth reactor exploded in april 1986 during a botched safety test, the lack of electricity supplies is a problem, because electricity is needed to cool a pond into which fuel rods are stored before being transferred to more secure, dry storage. you can see the process of storing the rods in the cooled pond in this video produced by the chernobyl power plant. the fuel still produces heat as it decays, that s why it needs cooling in a pond of water. here s the energy minister again. the system in case. it has the ability to maintain for several days using the generators. let’s ability to maintain for several days using the generators. using the generators. let s talk to a lot of rockwood, using the generators. let s talk to a lot of rockwood, a using the generators. let s talk to a lot of rockwood, a former - using the generators. let s talk to a lot of rockwood, a former l
ukrainian staff are still operating it, technically, but they are now having to get approvalfor any orders, anything they want to do technically at the plant from the russian commander who seized it. and he said that contravenes safety, pillars of safety and security, which say that technical staff need to be able to go about their work without undue pressure. and, of course, he also said the reports that communication with the plant not just this plant but also the chernobyl plant are becoming more difficult because the reports from ukraine say that mobile phone communications have been cut, some of them also email and fax. so it s hard to get reliable communication, and mr grossi said this is also a big problem, and it s also the case at chernobyl. and he said he was also
turning to a much bigger problem. sure. in fact ukraine has 50 nuclear power plants and supplies about 20% of ukraine s energy. this particular power plant in southern ukraine has come a long way from the chernobyl plant. this is a very robust system, reinforced concrete, containment and certainly can withstand rounds and a tank around. there s no major damage but no question when you re talking about open hostilities and a battle raging in a nuclear power plant, it s very alarming and certainly alarming enough for president biden to the call ukrainian president zelenskyy. do we know if the international atomic energy agency has been able to get in there or have a look? how do we know the situation is currently under control? that s a good question. they are sourcing their information from what ukrainian officials of the planter telling them.
no doubt russian troops closing in on major ukrainian cities. let s take a look where the key battles are continuing to rage. here to break it down with us is lt. colonel danny davis. colonel davis, thank you for being here. this first map shows the nuclear power plants, the chernobyl plant, and then this one zaporizhzhia. and this is the largest one in europe and then one, russians are closing in. what s the significance? because of 25% of all electricity for the entire country is out of this plant, russia now has the ability to