about pay and conditions. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye, after he was stabbed on stage ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75 year old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24 year old man. no motive has been established, but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists since the publication of his fourth novel, the satanic verses, in 1988. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion, as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor who was in the audience, until ems arrived on scene. mr rushdie was airlifted to a local
diplomatic conflict. fin reactor. it s a complicated diplomatic conflict. reactor. it s a complicated dilomatic conflict. , , . diplomatic conflict. on the sub ect ofthe diplomatic conflict. on the sub ect of the reactors, i diplomatic conflict. on the sub ect of the reactors, has i diplomatic conflict. on the sub ect of the reactors, has the i diplomatic conflict. on the subject| of the reactors, has the technology moved on in anyway in which the units themselves are safer if something does happen to the wider plant? something does happen to the wider lant? ~ , ,., , something does happen to the wider lant? , something does happen to the wider plant? absolutely. after 9/11, many reactors around plant? absolutely. after 9/11, many reactors around that plant? absolutely. after 9/11, many reactors around that world - plant? absolutely. after 9/11, many reactors around that world were i reactors around that world were reinforced, the containment vessels to protect againstjust
start pumping water in, if an artillery shell hits one of the spent fuel ponds that you are looking at those reactor rods quickly super heating and melting down. that s how you get eight meltdown. that s how you get a major release of radioactive gases in the ground, in the water supply and in the air. fix, ground, in the water supply and in the air. ., ., ground, in the water supply and in the air- in the air. a lot of our focus has been in the air. a lot of our focus has been here in the air. a lot of our focus has been here not - in the air. a lot of our focus has been here notjust - in the air. a lot of our focus has been here notjust the l has been here notjust the biggest in ukraine but the biggest in ukraine but the biggest in ukraine but the biggest in europe as a nuclear site, that s a functioning nuclear site what about something like chernobyl which of course is closed down. is there still a problem there? yes. they had eight major meltdown. of course an explosion th
been able to communicate with theirfamilies, haven t had been able to communicate with their families, haven t had a shift change since thursday, operating under duress, it is a recipe for disaster. you can t shut them down and we understand that several of the actors at this site are shut down but however that has consequences stopping number one you are now cutting off electric supply through ukraine which is dangerous in itself and second, even when you shut it down it is still dangerous. as fuel rods don t turn off like a lightbulb, they are a hot for months or days so you have to keep the coolant either in the reactor or the fuel ponds which are also at the site, unprotected, no containment, no protection whatsoever. if that coolant system breaks down, if you stop pumping the water in, or if an artillery shell hits one of the spent fuel ponds than you are looking at those reactor rods quickly super heating and melting down. that is how you get a meltdown, that is how you get a mel
level. this would have been quite serious. could ve been multiple ways that they could have been a meltdown. that there could ve been a breach of the containment facility. could ve seen an artillery shell hit the spent fuel ponds. which are unprotected, completely unprotected. having those fuel rods feet up and explode. this is a disaster waiting to happen. it is not over yet. the fact that they are operating at gunpoint, under duress, without a shift change, cut off from their family. even under the best of circumstances, operating a nuclear reactors tricky business, but this, this is disaster. brett, even though we have avoided an explosion thankfully right now by the grace of god as ambassador greenfield said, russia has tight control over this facility, why is this situation particularly dangerous at this point. it gives russia leverage, if not on the battlefield, off the battlefield, in terms of electricity supply being used