As wars happen and empires fall, management and monitorizarion of nuclear facilites risks failure.
I would find out how often in History a nuclear plant has changed hands quickly, to a much more unreliable owner.
From the reports I've read this was be the first time. A proof it can and will happen for those in denial.
What is “this”? #Chernobyl is inactive. Has any active reactor fallen in the hands of the Russians already?
Even if/when they do: I doubt the Russians will be more unreliable or reckless as managers than the Ukrainians.
Chernobyl still has to be managed. And fighting was reported near another one.
It is not about who is more reckless or unreliable. Catastrophic accidents can happen in a war scenario.
@tripu
Isn't the war on Ukraine the perfect depiction of why nuclear power is so dangerous, even if used solely for civilian purposes?