Drone impact
Chernobyl: These dangers lurk for Austria
A drone explosion has torn a hole in the protective shell of the former Ukrainian Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The all-clear was quickly given that no radiation had leaked. Nevertheless, concerns remain about a super-GAU in a war zone. A nuclear expert explains the dangers lurking - and why Austria is not just looking to Ukraine.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Chernobyl. A word that triggers something. Namely sadness - or at least an uneasy feeling. Not only for those who experienced the nuclear disaster near the Ukrainian city of Prypiat in April 1986 in full consciousness. The drama in a nutshell: A simulated power failure leads to an explosion in reactor unit 4, releasing huge amounts of radiation and contaminating large areas of land, causing death, suffering, illness and fear across generations and national borders.
Forest fires, which have repeatedly raged around the ruins of the reactor in recent years, have regularly caused concerns to flare up. With the start of the Russian war of aggression, Ukrainian nuclear power plants - whether decommissioned or still active - became even more of a focus. Now a drone has struck the stricken Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
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