What Would Happen If You Bomb a Nuclear Power Plant?
Podcast: The Atomic Exchange PodcastPublished On: Thu Apr 16 2026
Description: In the 62nd installment of The Atomic Exchange Podcast, co-hosts Dr. Goran Calic and Michael Tadrous unpack the recent strikes on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant and the panic they caused. They explain why a nuclear power plant cannot explode like a nuclear bomb, what the real risks of a direct strike actually are, and why public fear around nuclear often goes far beyond the physics. They also compare nuclear plants to other kinds of major infrastructure, from dams to skyscrapers, and ask why nuclear is still treated so differently.
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