New fires break out in the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear plant, according to Ukraine

New fires broke out in the exclusion zone around the nuclear power plant in Chernobyloccupied by Russian forces, reported an authority in Ukraine.

“Significant fires started in the exclusion zone and could have very serious consequences”Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk declared Sunday night on the Telegram network.

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“However, today it is impossible to control and extinguish the fires due to the capture of the exclusion zone by the Russian occupation forces”he added.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) He said on Sunday that “the situation remains unchanged” in relation to safeguards services at Chernobyl and other nuclear plants in Ukraine.

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The UN body said last week that some wildfires around Chernobyl they do not present an increased risk of radiation.

Since March 9, the IAEA has not received live information since Chernobyl.

The nuclear power plant was seized by Russian forces on February 24, the first day of the invasion.

Chernobyl’s No. 4 reactor exploded on April 26, 1986, causing the worst nuclear accident in history, leaving hundreds dead and spreading radioactive contamination across Europe.

The number 4 reactor building is contained in a massive double sarcophagus to contain radioactive contamination.

The original sarcophagus, built by the Soviets, deteriorated over the years. A new one, completed in 2019, was built abroad.

The plant’s other three reactors were gradually shut down after the disaster, the last one in 2000.

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Source: Elcomercio

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