Chernobyl disaster of 1986: What happened to the nuclear reactor as Russia strikes power plant?
The outer shell that was struck is a protective cover built in 2016 over a heavy concrete containment structure. Soon after the 1986 disaster, the inner layer (in which there was no indication of a breach on Friday morning), was placed on the plant’s fourth reactor. The containment shells seek to prevent radiation leaks.
A Russian drone struck the containment shell protecting the radioactive reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, causing significant damage, Ukraine claimed Friday morning. The protective ...
KYIV - A Russian drone caused significant damage to the radiation containment shelter at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.
The breach at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was dangerous for many reasons, mainly because it jeopardized the safety of the protective shell covering Reactor No. 4.Credit... Supported by By ...
A Drone Strike at Chernobyl Has Raised Ukraine's Nuclear Ghosts. What Are the Dangers? Ukraine's nuclear ghosts were raised again on Friday after a drone armed with a warhead hit the protective ...
Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant. The drone hit Chernobyl early Friday, creating a hole in the structure and briefly starting a fire. Kyiv blamed Russia for the attack. The Kremlin has denied ...
Kramer and Qasim Nauman Kim Barker reported from Kyiv, Ukraine Russia’s military used a drone with a high-explosive warhead to hit the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine overnight ...
Photo: Ukrainian presidential press service A Russian drone struck the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant early Friday, setting fire to the shelter that contains radiation from the site of the largest ...
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