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Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown site

The protective shield over the Chornobyl disaster nuclear reactor in Ukraine, which was hit by a drone in February, can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced.

In February a drone strike blew a hole in the “new safe confinement”, which was painstakingly built at a cost of €1.5bn ($1.75bn) next to the destroyed reactor and then hauled into place on tracks, with the work completed in 2019 by a Europe-led initiative. The IAEA said an inspection last week of the steel confinement structure found the drone impact had degraded the structure.

The 1986 Chornobyl explosion – which happened when Ukraine was under Moscow’s rule as part of the Soviet Union – sent radiation across Europe. In the scramble to contain the meltdown, the Soviets built over the reactor a concrete “sarcophagus” with only a 30-year lifespan. The new confinement was built to contain radiation during the decades-long final removal of the sarcophagus, ruined reactor building underneath it and the melted-down nuclear fuel itself.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 81 points 1 week ago (23 children)

bombed

Chernobyl

Two words I'd never imagine seeing together in the same sentence

Whoever decided to do this should go toes first through a wood chipper

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (18 children)

There are reasons that I don't use The Guardian as a default news source despite name recognition. The framing of this headline "Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia" betrays a bias or a desire to hook people with biases.

I don't know, maybe I'm totally off my rocker but I don't think a country actively being invaded by a hostile force is going to attempt to essentially detonate a dirty bomb on their own soil for... checks notes international sympathy?

That's the implication being made there in the headline, that it's possible that Ukraine did it. Sure wouldn't want to piss of Russia by not taking them at their word I guess.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it's probably just framed that way because Russia never officially took responsibility for it, not because anyone believes Ukraine really did it

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Exactly. Back when it happened, their reports on it were directly "Russian drone explodes on Chornobyl nuclear plant protective shell – video" and "Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl".

But russia has since denied it was theirs, and nobody else has proven otherwise, which means anyone following journalistic guidelines can't claim that anymore - the best they can choose from are basically "Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia" and "Drone attack Russia denies was theirs".

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or simply "drone attack on Ukraine". The audience can fill in the obvious perpetrator.

As mentioned above, it could be a Ukraine drone gone wrong. Or North Korean. Or Chinese. Or Alien.

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