NH #560: Nuclear Ukraine – Russia Shells Zaporizhzhia Nukes + Chernobyl 2.0? Kevin Kamps

Screen shot of Russian troops shelling the Zaporizhzhia six nuclear reactor site in Ukraine, March 4, 2022. LINK below for full NPR analysis of damage to the site.

This Week’s Featured Interview:

• Kevin Kamps is Nuclear Waste Specialist at Beyond Nuclear.
• Dr. Gordon Edwards has been president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (CCNR.org) since 1978.  He graduated from the University of Toronto after studying mathematics, physics and chemistry with a gold medal in mathematics and physics.

Numnutz of the Week (for Outstanding Nuclear Boneheadedness):

Dear Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:  In light of the nuclear dangers of the past month that have been raised by Russia in Ukraine and in threats to use nuclear weapons… CAN YOU NOT TELL TIME???

The clock stopped.

Links:

• NPR Video Analysis of March 3 Russian attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia 6-reactor nuclear power site.  https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1085427380/ukraine-nuclear-power-plant-zaporizhzhia
• REGISTER for Bob Alvarez Lifetime Achievement Award – Saturday, March 19, 2022, 3 pm Eastern time, presented by Nuclear Information Resource Service (NIRS) and Alliance for Nuclear Accountability.
• Dianukes zoominar, Nuclear Power in the Battlefield: Ongoing Concerns at Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhya, and Beyond with Dr. Gordon Edwards; Dr. Olga Koshama, nuclear and safety expert, Ukrainian Nuclear Society, Kyiv; and Dr. Andrey Ozharovskym, Russian physicist and an independent expert on nuclear matters.  https://www.dianuke.org/chernobyl-in-the-war-zone-dianuke-conversation-on-the-unfolding-crisis-in-ukraine-zoom-recording/ 
• Pinar Demarican article: Rosatom’s woes before and beyond the war: implications of Russia’s embattled nuclear industry
• TRANSCRIPT OF MARCH 4 UKRAINE NUCLEAR REGULATOR REPORT