Chernobyl structural collapse warning

The safety of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is under renewed scrutiny as repairs to the New Safe Confinement structure remain stalled.

Experts warn that the structural integrity of the site has been compromised by repeated military activity, raising the specter of a secondary nuclear disaster.

If the containment fails, radioactive particles could be dispersed by wind across international borders, affecting millions of people in Europe.

The Ukrainian government has called for an urgent international mission to assess the damage and secure the facility before the 40th anniversary of the original 1986 disaster.