essentially starting the process and that can already happen now. process and that can already happen nova process and that can already happen now. great to have you on the show. happen now. great to have you on the show. thank happen now. great to have you on the show. thank you. - as we heard, there are safety implications at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant upstream, the facility relies on water from the dam to cool its reactors. here s the head of the un nuclear watchdog. 0ur our current assessment is that there is no immediate risk to there is no immediate risk to the safety of the plant. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh explains the risks to the plant. what are the risks? the first is nuclear reactors. they are roller shutdown and will below their normal operating temperatures. experts say they do not really need any additional water. the second is the cooling pond topped up by the cooling pond topped up by the reservoir. it supplies the
as you can imagine. the nuclear power plant is nearly 100 miles from the dam. so what are the risks? the first is the nuclear reactors, which are used to generate electricity, but they re all shut down and well below their normal operating temperatures. experts say they don t really need any additional water. the second is the cooling pond, which is topped up by the reservoir. it supplies the area that keeps spent nuclear fuel rods from overheating. because the fuel has been in there for a long time, it s getting quite cold now, so it s not generating that much heat and therefore would take months to have any problem where they would need to replenish the water. and, when additional water is needed, the un s nuclear safety body says that the cooling pond has enough water to meet the plant s needs for several months. palab ghosh, bbc news. we ll have more from james injust a moment, but first to our russia editor,
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