The Russian drone affects Chernobyl nuclear radiation, says Ukraine
The Chernobyl structure that was hit on Friday is a huge arched refuge that covers the remains of the paralyzed reactor. The shoulder strap lived radiation in the atmosphere and contaminated an area of 18 miles around the plant that the residents were forced to leave.The protective structure, reminiscent of a Heromobile Hangar, was completed in 2016. It covers another structure known as the sarcophagus that was built immediately after the disaster.The exploding drone violated the external shield but did not damage the old internal containment structure, Leontiy Derkach, a radiological engineer on the site, said in a telephone interview.The explosion sprayed the splinters in the space between the two structures, damaging both, he said, but did not spread radioactive materials. The emergen...