Mr. Ernst and Mr. Krutikhin noted that, unlike in other oil infrastructure such as pipelines, a lot of complex machinery and sophisticated engineering goes into refineries, and they can take several months to fix. Some analysts say the repairs could take longer than usual because sanctions prohibit Western sales of certain components to Russia.

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    8 months ago

    Key difference: a major failure at the nuclear reactor is can kill people across a large area.

    That area being large enough to encompass others. Not just the belligerents.