reading between the lines, they are suggesting that, yes, headlines are good if you are seizing the yacht of some well known oligarch, but actually it is action against russian banks for example, that is really turning the screw on president putin and is affecting the russian economy. the uk defence secretary ben wallace has spoken about the attack on the nuclear power plant, he was in denmark. nuclear power plant, he was in denmark- nuclear power plant, he was in denmark. . ., , ., ., denmark. we have been monitoring the situation through denmark. we have been monitoring the situation through the denmark. we have been monitoring the situation through the night, denmark. we have been monitoring the situation through the night, we - situation through the night, we understand the fire and the shelling was on a training facilityjust off the outskirts of the actual power plant. the russians relented eventually and let the firefighters then, they put that out at the international ato
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. europe s largest nuclear power plant has been under attack. it s now secure but ukraine s president accuses moscow of nuclear terror. translation: we need to stop | the russian military immediately. scream to your politicians. ukraine has 15 nuclear units. if there is an explosion, it is the end of everything. the it is the end of everything. international atomic en agency the international atomic energy agency chief says the project outhit a training facility and not a reactor. there has been no release of any radioactive material. bill reactor. there has been no release of any radioactive material.- of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of all of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of all the of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of all the six - saf
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. europe s largest nuclear power plant has been under attack. it s now secure but ukraine s president accuses moscow of nuclear terror. translation: we need to stop | the russian military immediately. scream to your politicians. ukraine has 15 nuclear units. if there is an explosion, it is the end of everything. the it is the end of everything. international atomic en agency the international atomic energy agency chief says the project outhit a training facility and not a reactor. there has been no release of any radioactive material. all reactor. there has been no release of any radioactive material.- of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of all of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of all the of any radioactive material. all the safety systems of all the six - safe
child s safety and security. it feels like many people are leaving not out of choice but for the sake of their children. you see devastating scenes of fathers saying goodbye to their children, uncertain of when they will be reunited, and frankly if they will be reunited. thank you, yalda hakim reporting from lviv. joining me now is professor claire corkhill who is an expert in nuclear material from the university of sheffield. thank you very much forjoining us. we had from the international atomic energy agency saying the plant is now secure, under control of the russian forces. in terms of what happened there and the actual risk, was there any risk at any point? how great was the risk potentially at any point? great was the risk potentially at an oint? ., . great was the risk potentially at an oint? .. ., great was the risk potentially at an oint? ., , ., . , any point? the fact that pro ectiles and missiles any point? the fact that pro ectiles and missiles are i any point? the fact
the international fukushima power station. we had from the international atomic fukushima power station. we had from the international atomic energy - the international atomic energy agency that the nuclear reactors have been shut down. when they are shut down, how simple is that to do, and does it mean it is then a completely safe environment? it does reduce the risk. completely safe environment? it does reduce the risk. what completely safe environment? it does reduce the risk. what happens - completely safe environment? it does reduce the risk. what happens there l reduce the risk. what happens there is you lower the temperature inside the reactor by shutting off the nuclear reaction. by doing that, it means if there were a loss of electricity, the fuel doesn t need active cooling any more with pumps that circulate water around the fuel, they can look after themselves, it is in a cool enough state for there not to be a meltdown hazard. that doesn t mean to say the risk is co