Chornobyl Facility Struck
IAEA Confirms No Radiation Risk After Russian Drone Strike Damages Chornobyl Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility
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The International Atomic Energy Agency said it inspected damage from a Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, near the Chornobyl site. Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom reported the strike hit the fuel-reception container building around 2:10 a.m. local time, partially destroying it and triggering a small fire that was later extinguished, while stating no spent fuel was stored in that building at the time. The IAEA said radiation levels remained normal and found no radioactive contamination. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack “extremely vile,” while the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the incident was deeply concerning given the facility’s proximity to large amounts of stored nuclear material. Russia has not publicly commented, and Ukraine said it would brief international partners and seek stronger condemnation and pressure.
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The IAEA said the drone strike damaged the fuel-reception building and specifically included damage to the IAEA safeguards office located there, according to an IAEA post on X.
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Ukrainian and IAEA reporting said the strike’s blast affected more than just the main structure—damaging the reception building’s facade, windows, and doors, and with nearby buildings also hit by the blast wave.
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Energoatom reported the fire spread to around 40 square meters (430 square feet) after the strike and that there were no personnel injuries.
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Zelensky went beyond calling it “extremely vile,” adding that there was an “exceedance of even Russia’s already sky-high arrogance,” and that “Russia’s brazenness… long ago went off the charts.”
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