Its all still there on site and will be for at least another 10 years. 09 September 2020 https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Chernobyl-used-fuel-store-g

Its all still there on site and will be for at least another 10 years. 09 September 2020 https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Chernobyl-used-fuel-store-gains-permit-for-commiss https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Chernobyl-used-f... Question is just what is the state of the fuel? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spent_nuclear_fuel#Plutonium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spent_nuclear_fuel#Plutonium And what developments have been made here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarov Reactor grade: more than 19% 240Pu and less than 80% 239Pu If the irradiation period has been short then the plutonium is weapons-grade (more than 93%). Chernobyl's life span was cut short, so do we really know what things are like? Edit. Lets not forget being a member of NATO means nuclear weapon sharing, so is Russia not justified if it made a grab or made Ukraine a radioactive buffer zone? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons#United_States%E2%80%93NATO_nuclear_weapons_sharing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferatio... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons#Criticism_and_responses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferatio... Where does China come into all this with their new missiles after backing Russia? Edit 2 Nato has become unpopular in Europe since the middle east wars and the ensuing migrant crisis. How do you know there isnt a concertive effort to rein in the Americans who spend the most on their military, not just within EU NATO members but within the wider global community? In other words are the Americans walking into a trap?