Scientists reveal what would happen if a nuclear power station was hit by wildfire

"Professor Joel Turner, Rolls-Royce Chair in Nuclear Fuel Technology at the University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute, said there was very little danger to the plant.
He explained that if necessary, operators could rapidly shut down the reactor by triggering what is known as a SCRAM, in which control rods are inserted into the reactor core in less than a second.
‘In practice a SCRAM would likely only be done because it was unsafe to keep the plant fully staffed, rather than because of physical danger to the reactor itself,’ he said.
He added that the biggest concern would be maintaining the station's connection to the electricity grid, which helps power its cooling systems.
But even if that connection were disrupted, he said the plant has multiple backup cooling systems and diesel-powered generators designed to keep the reactor safe.

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