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Leading to pre-hydrogen explosions. the structures were intact. it was the lack of electricity that caused the damage. it caused the meltdown. that's worried about here. in addition, at this facility are several pools where they've store this fuel. so even though the reactors have been shut down, you still have to cool the reactor rods, and if that plumbing, if that coup lint is interrupted, those two could heal up causing an explosion that -- will have material over tens of thousands of kilometers. we seem to have avoided that catastrophe for now. but this is just one of the 14 or 50 you clea...

One of the spent fuel ponds, then you are looking at those reactor rods quickly superheating and melting down. that is how you get a meltdown. that is how you get a major release of radioactive gases in the ground, in the water supply and in the air. joseph cirincione there from the quincy institute. a russian gymnast is under investigation because of what the international gymnastics federation called his �*shocking behaviour�* at the world cup in doha. let's get more on this now from our sports reporter louisa pilbeam who's in the bbc sport centre. the international gymnastics federation...

Just mothball a nuclear plant for a week, a fortnight? how does that work?— for a week, a fortnight? how does that work? well, you can't shut them _ does that work? well, you can't shut them down, _ does that work? well, you can't shut them down, and _ does that work? well, you can't shut them down, and we - shut them down, and we understand that several of the reactors — understand that several of the reactors at the site are shut down — reactors at the site are shut down -- _ reactors at the site are shut down —— you can shut them down. however— down —— you can shut them down...

0 where it is just after 8 am this morning. all eyes are being trained on the largest nuclear power plant in all of europe. the powers in ukraine, russian forces have been shelling the area around the russian power plant. civilian footage captured some kind of flash near the ground. law officials said that started the shelling at the power plant. the fire was not near any of the reactors or nuclear equipment. -- because it has since been put out. that fire did cause an overnight freak out, not just in ukraine, but all over the world. fires are incredibly dangerous at a nuclear facility. it can...

Reacting to crisis after crisis. how do you stop it from devolving. >> it's a question of capable. the problems are multiplying faster than the fixes they can apply. they're making things up at this point. there's no game book for this, no safety plan that tells you to bring fire trucks on the beach and pump sea water into the reactors. they're desperately trying to keep those reactor rods covered with water to prevent a meltdown and time is not on their side at this point. >> i've mentioned -- we said it was like literally fire fighting. and the firefighters say no, we have very clear plans. ...