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Chernobyl’s Protective Shield Fails After Drone Strike — Raising Fresh Fears Over Nuclear Safety

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The protective shield over Ukraine’s infamous Chernobyl nuclear reactor — damaged by a drone strike in February — can no longer fully contain radiation, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed. New Safe Confinement — Damage Update In February, the blast from a drone opened a hole in the “New Safe Confinement,” a massive … Read more

Chernobyl’s Protective Shield Fails After Drone Strike — Nuclear Watchdog Sounds the Alarm

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The protective steel shield built to contain radioactive waste at the Chernobyl disaster site can no longer perform its core safety function after a drone strike earlier this year, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Friday. The structure — known as the New Safe Confinement (NSC) — was “severely damaged” in the February … Read more