Can a nuclear power plant explode like a nuclear bomb?
No. Radioactive fuel in a nuclear plant has very low levels of the type of element that could cause a nuclear explosion. It should be noted that even at low concentrations, precautions must be taken so that radioactive materials produced by the uranium do not reach the environment. All nuclear power plants in the U.S. are designed with containment buildings of concrete and steel. The 1986 accident in Chernobyl, Russia occurred in a nuclear plant that did not have a containment building.
