really, a nuclear plant is not the place to be firing mortars and rockets and artillery. this plant is relatively well protected. it s much more modern than the chernobyl one that blew up in1986. it s got protective shields around the reactors. but the biggest threat is really the interruption of the electricity supply. and ukraine has been accusing russia of doing what it calls nuclear blackmail, of worrying the world and the west in particular, that there is a risk that there could be a huge, great, big accident. nobody s talking about a mushroom cloud of an explosion, but the accidental release of radiation. more now on the news that nasa has called off the planned launch this evening of its rocket, which is intended to blast an uncrewed test flight around the moon. the first mission of the artemis project was supposed to take place last monday , but was thwarted by bad weather and technical problems.
but it s not a guarantee against future attacks because, as i say, it s the middle of a war zone. and rafael grossi, the director general of the international atomic energy agency, is quite sanguine about this. he s saying, look, great that we ve got them in there, but there is still the possibility of future violations, of physical violations. because up until now, nobody has known for certain. really, a nuclear plant is not the place to be firing mortars and rockets and artillery. this plant is relatively well protected. it s much more modern than the chernobyl one that blew up in 1986. it s got protective shields around the reactors. but the biggest threat is really the interruption of the electricity supply. and ukraine has been accusing russia of doing what it calls nuclear blackmail, of worrying the world and the west in particular that there is a risk that there could be a huge, great, big accident. nobody s talking about a mushroom cloud of an explosion, but the accidental rele
but there is still the possibility of future violations, of physical violations. in other words, attacks, shells coming in. really, a nuclear plant is not the place to be firing mortars and rockets and artillery. this plant is relatively well protected. it s much more modern than the chernobyl one that blew up in 1986. it s got protective shields around the reactors. but the biggest threat is really the interruption of the electricity supply. and ukraine has been accusing russia of doing what it calls nuclear blackmail, of worrying the world and the west in particular, that there is a risk that there could be a huge, great, big accident. nobody s talking about a mushroom cloud of an explosion, but the accidental release of radiation. now it s time for the latest sports news with lizzie greenwood hughes. starting with football, and it has been a busy day in the english premier league with eight games. defending champions manchester city missed out on going top, held to a 1 1 draw with a
that s a plus. but it s not a guarantee against future attacks because as i say, it s the middle of a war zone. and rafael grossi, the director general of the international atomic energy agency, is quite sanguine about this. he s saying, look great, that we ve got them in there, but there is no there is still the possibility of future violations, of physical violations. in other words, attacks, shells coming in. really, a nuclear plant is not the place to be firing mortars and rockets and artillery. this plant is relatively well protected. it s much more modern than the chernobyl one that blew up in 1986. it s got protective shields around the reactors. but the biggest threat is really the interruption of the electricity supply. and ukraine has been accusing russia of doing what it calls nuclear blackmail, of worrying the world and the west in particular, that there is a risk that there could be a huge, great, big accident. nobody s talking about a mushroom
russians have got gun implacements and rocked implacements close to that nuclear facility. they ve got military vehicles inside, which is no great surprise, because they captured it on march 4th. and they have been, because we ve seen the evidence with our own eyes, firing rockets outside of that facility. on top of that, we ve got their claim that the ukrainians are shelling back. that has been undermind not only by our own analysis of satellite imagery, but i ve spoken in the last few hours to people who have been working and one who has been working in that plant, close to that plant, and this is something we hear repeatedly from witnesses, who repeats that the russians are firing mortars to make it look as though the ukrainians are involved in some kind of threat to their own nuclear power station. all of this is set against a backdrop of very serious combat along a long front and very keep