IAEA: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant's novel shielding infrastructure has forfeited its main safeguarding roles
The IAEA communicates that the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station’s protective shell has lapsed in its vital shielding properties .
The investigation indicated that the modern encasement’s potential to restrain likely leakages had essentially dissipated. Yet, the structural components and observation apparatuses sustained no lasting impairment.
Limited brief fixes to the roofing have been executed already, although the IAEA suggests proceeding with repair endeavors, encompassing refining moisture management, revising the deterioration surveillance scheme, and enhancing the surveillance system for the former Protective Shelter.
Such endeavors are scheduled for implementation in 2026 utilizing aid from the EBRD, the agency expressed.
