No radiation fears after drone blasts 6m-hole in Chernobyl reactor shield

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No radiation fears after drone blasts 6m-hole in Chernobyl reactor shield

The structure housing the Chernobyl reactor after the attack. Photo: IAEA No radiation leak has been detected after a Russian drone blew a hole in the building housing Chernobyl’s destroyed nuclear reactor, the UN’s nuclear watchdog says. Ukrainian firefighters have been working around the clock in freezing weather to extinguish fires ignited by Friday’s (local time) drone strike, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Gener…