Russian shelling hit a radioactive waste repository at Chernobyl (opens in new tab)

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7 pointsnefitty4y ago4 comments

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> 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.

lwneal4y ago

If 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#13/51.4225/30.0...

nefittyOP4y ago

Additional convo https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30462223

anthk4y ago

From News Scientistist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2309599-risk-of-nuclear...

TL;DR. "Nope".

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