Putin believes taking ALL Ukraine is necessary now.

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Isn't the plant shut down? They should have the control rods in and only need minimal cooling water for the reactor and the spent fuel ponds.

It doesn't matter if it's producing energy or not. The rods never stop needing coolant. The IAEA says it's a dangerous situation and the water level is dropping by 5-7 cm per day. They say no risk is "imminent" but that it could turn into a problem. Russia is taking in the monitors from the IAEA. The region is under attack by Ukraine.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant/vi-AA1cg5MJ

 

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It doesn't matter if it's producing energy or not. The rods never stop needing coolant. The IAEA says it's a dangerous situation and the water level is dropping by 5-7 cm per day. They say no risk is "imminent" but that it could turn into a problem. Russia is taking in the monitors from the IAEA. The region is under attack by Ukraine.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant/vi-AA1cg5MJ

Right but when the plant is shut down and the control rods are in the fuel rods don't produce nearly as much heat and don't need the same volume of water for cooling. Even if the reservoir drains the river will still flow. They may have to pipe or truck water in from a longer distance but it will not melt down. If whichever side controls the plant at the time blocks the other from water access that is another thing. I'm sure that is a possibility.