Chernobyl’s Breach Is Worse Than Anyone Thought

On February 14th, 2025, a large drone struck the side of the New Safe Confinement, the megastructure that was designed to ...
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Chernobyl reactor's protective shield was so damaged by a drone strike that it's not confining radiation anymore: IAEA

A hole in the New Safe Confinement shelter was created by a drone with an explosive warhead in February.Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images The steel structure sealing off the ...
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A Drone Strike Has Broken Chernobyl's Containment Dome

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed this week that the New Safe Confinement structure—designed to confine radiation at the ...
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Chernobyl loses external power after Russian missile and drone attack

In Ukraine, the fighting has repeatedly raised fears about energy security and nuclear safety. Those fears grew again this week after new attacks struck key power facilities. The Chernobyl nuclear ...