There is an extra element of anguish that makes the war declared this morning an immediate danger for all of Europe. This afternoon the news broke that the waste storage facility in Chernobyl had been hit during the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces. Then came the denial: “the battle is taking place nearby, but it hasn’t hit the waste storage facility, even if the risk of them being destroyed remains.” This was stated by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
The imminent danger
In the Chernobyl nuclear power plant there are low-radiation deposits. I hope that the news of the destruction of the storage facilities concerns these “. This was stated by the nuclear expert Maurizio Martellini, associate professor of Physics at the University of Insubria.” But if the sarcophagus is damaged, even if only cracked – the massive steel and concrete structure that covers nuclear reactor number 4 – then it would be a crime against humanity. That waste, even years later, emits very high and extremely dangerous radiation “.