The Bushehr nuclear power plant is a civilian facility. But military strikes have come too close for comfort, risking a radiological incident.

The U.S. is one of Russia's largest markets for uranium. Despite a ban on the horizon, Washington still takes part in this lucrative trade.

While Rosatom remains unsanctioned, a French nuclear fuel manufacture still wants to do a deal with the Kremlin's atomic energy agency.

Several analysts have proposed their theories. But there is no safe way to capture a nuclear power plant, no matter Kyiv’s intentions.