Chornobyl nuclear plant

Chornobyl nuclear plant

A general view shows the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure, that covers the old sarcophagus which confines the remains of the damaged fourth reactor, and was damaged by a drone strike amid ongoing Russia's attack on Ukraine, at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

UN agency says Chornobyl nuclear plant's protective shield damaged

The International Atomic Energy Agency said an inspection last week of the steel confinement structure completed in 2019 found the drone impact in February, three years into Russia's conflict...

A general view shows the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure over the old sarcophagus covering the damaged fourth reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Chornobyl, Ukraine November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

IAEA says Chornobyl nuclear plant has reestablished ties with state regulator