{"id":32059,"date":"2026-07-22T09:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revistanuclear.es\/?p=32059"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:13:53","slug":"the-resilience-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-face-of-new-energy-challenges-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistanuclear.es\/en\/divulgacion-en\/the-resilience-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-face-of-new-energy-challenges-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The resilience of nuclear power plants in the face of new energy challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/div>T<\/span>he impacts of armed conflicts on nuclear facilities already occurred in the Iran\u2013Iraq War and the Gulf War, but the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East represent represents an escalation in both the frequency and scope of attacks against operating nuclear installations and other components of the nuclear fuel cycle<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n
The escalation in Ukraine and the Middle East<\/h5>\n

The occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Ukraine by Russian forces in 2022 marked the <\/span>first military occupation<\/b> of an operating commercial NPP. The nuclear safety and security in Zaporizhzhia have been significantly compromised by the degradation of defence-in-depth concept. Repeated damage to Ukraine\u2019s electricity grid has drastically reduced off-site power availability, resulting in numerous complete losses of external power and repeated reliance on emergency diesel generators. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam further jeopardized the plant\u2019s cooling capacity, increasing dependence on vulnerable alternative water supplies. In addition, shelling, drone strikes, fires, and sabotage have affected critical infrastructure, including fuel storage facilities, cooling towers, and turbine buildings. Other Ukrainian nuclear sites, including Chernobyl NPP and research centres in Kharkiv and Kyiv, have also experienced military impacts.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Middle East, military strikes started one year ago against Iranian enrichment plants, a nuclear research centre and an under-construction heavy-water reactor. The escalation continued since last February expanding attacks in the region, including also the Iranian Bushehr NPP and the Emirati Barakah NPP. Although limited IAEA inspections at accessible facilities have not detected radiation releases, the direct involvement of multiple civilian nuclear installations in active warfare represents an <\/span>unprecedented development with potentially severe consequences<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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