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For the nuclear facility, as are backup deceasele generators and fuel. safe transit quarters must be maintained. russia must halt any further use of force that might put at further risk all 15 operable reactors across ukraine or interfere with ukraine's ability to maintain the safety and the security of its 37 nuclear facilities and their surrounding populations. the united states remains highly concerned that russian military forces controlling the chernobyl site have not permitted operators there to have a shift change since last week this is highly irresponsible behavior and causes grave co...

Been able to communicate with theirfamilies, haven't had been able to communicate with their families, haven't had a shift change since thursday, operating under duress, it is a recipe for disaster. you can't shut them down and we understand that several of the actors at this site are shut down but however that has consequences stopping number one you are now cutting off electric supply through ukraine which is dangerous in itself and second, even when you shut it down it is still dangerous. as fuel rods don't turn off like a lightbulb, they are a hot for months or days so you have to keep the...

Level. this would have been quite serious. could've been multiple ways that they could have been a meltdown. that there could've been a breach of the containment facility. could've seen an artillery shell hit the spent fuel ponds. which are unprotected, completely unprotected. having those fuel rods feet up and explode. this is a disaster waiting to happen. it is not over yet. the fact that they are operating at gunpoint, under duress, without a shift change, cut off from their family. even under the best of circumstances, operating a nuclear reactors tricky business, but this, this is disaste...

At the plant are continuing, and no security, or safety systems, are compromised. the head of the company that runs the plants, is that the station management is now working at gunpoint. effectively, as hostages. u.s. ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield, speaking about the dangers of a nuclear situation today. watch. >> by the grace of god, the world, narrowly, averted to a nuclear catastrophe last night. it was incredibly reckless, and dangerous. it threatened the safety of civilians across russia, ukraine, and europe. the united states remains highly concerned that russ...

Speaks to how we will know, what we will know about this unfolding conflict with no apparent end in sight right now. ambassador, one of your counter parts when we talk about the role of diplomacy on the world stage, biden's u.n. ambassador also spoke out about this on going concern about the nuclear capabilities and running, operating some of these nuclear powerplants, take a listen. >> reporter: the united states remains highly concerned that russian military forces controlling the chernobyl site have not permitted operators there to have a shift change since last week. this is highly irrespo...