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Russian shelling hit a radioactive waste repository at Chernobyl
- Trasmatta 5y ago> An official familiar with current assessments said Russian shelling hit a radioactive waste repository at Chernobyl, and an increase in radiation levels was reported. The increase could not be immediately corroborated.
- lwneal 5y agoIf the site [1] is real (the site is relatively new, and could be part of a disinformation campaign), then at least one sensor is currently reading 65.5k nanosieverts per hour. Not great, not terrible. [1] https://www.saveecobot.com/en/radiation-maps#13/51.4225/30.0984/gamma/ https://www.saveecobot.com/en/radiation-maps#13/51.4225/30.0...
- nefitty 5y agoAdditional convo https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30462223 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30462223
- anthk 5y agoFrom News Scientistist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2309599-risk-of-nuclear-disaster-is-minimal-as-russian-forces-reach-chernobyl/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2309599-risk-of-nuclear... TL;DR. "Nope".