Serhii Tarakanov, the director of the Chornobyl Nuclear Energy Plant (NPP) has mentioned that one other Russian hit might collapse the interior radiation shelter on the NPP.

Supply: Serhii Tarakanov in an interview with AFP

Particulars: Tarakanov mentioned {that a} full restoration of the shelter might take three to 4 years and warned {that a} additional Russian strike might trigger the interior shell to break down.

Quote: "If a missile or drone hits it straight, and even falls someplace close by, for instance, an Iskander, God forbid, it is going to trigger a mini-earthquake within the space.

Nobody can assure the protecting construction stays in place after that. That’s the fundamental risk."

Extra particulars: Tarakanov mentioned that the opening brought on by the drone strike has been coated with a protecting display, however about 300 smaller openings made by firefighters whereas placing out the blaze nonetheless must be sealed.

He reported that radiation ranges on the website stay "steady and inside regular limits".

Background:

• A Russian loitering munition carrying a high-explosive incendiary warhead struck the shelter of Unit No 4 on the Chornobyl NPP on the night time of 13-14 February.
• The New Protected Confinement construction on the Chornobyl NPP, constructed to comprise radioactive materials from the 1986 catastrophe, has been unable to carry out its fundamental security operate after harm brought on by a drone, the UN's nuclear watchdog has mentioned.
• The IAEA has despatched further specialists to the Chornobyl NPP to hold out a complete security evaluation of the New Protected Confinement after it was broken by a Russian drone strike in February 2025.

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