you can shell* the nuclear plant directly for a week and you would still not expose the core.
* regular artillery shells, bunker busing is a different story
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You can* do that without exposing the core**.
* as long as materials behave as expected, there are no existing cracks, ...
** ignoring secondary problems like vibrations misaligning elements, damage to other materials resulting in controller failures, damage to cooling system, injuries to staff not being able to respond to emergencies, ...
Sure, they should not be affected. They're also designed not to fail, and yet.