Warnings of a nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine.. What is happening?
The nuclear station is supported by a steel and cement structure from the inside that was hastily erected afterin 1986 is also covered by a modern and highly advanced outer shell called "New safety insulator" (NSC). The outer shell was severely damaged following a Russian drone strike in February, which caused a huge fire in the outer cladding of the steel structure. Tarakanov pointed out that "Our insulation has lost many of its main functions. We need three or four years to restore these properties" The level of radiation at the site remains "Stable and within the limits of custom"according to the director. The International Atomic Energy Agency announced at the beginning of the month that an inspection mission had noticed that the shelter "It has lost its basic security functions, especially its buffer capabilities, but there is no permanent damage to its supporting structures or surveillance systems." The gap left by the Russian raid was covered with a protective curtain, according to Tarakanov, but 300 small gaps created by firefighters had to be closed to combat the fire. The Russian army had seized the station at the beginning of the war in 2022 before withdrawing from it a few weeks later.
A Russian strike could lead to the collapse of the radiation shelter inside , which is currently out of operation in Chernobyl Nuclear Station Radiation level
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