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Russian drone hits spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Kyiv Region

Main points
  • Responsible services are monitoring the situation at the facility after the attack by a russian drone.
  • The fire covering an area of ​​40 square meters has already been extinguished, the radiation background remains within normal limits.
  • Ukraine accuses russia of creating threats to nuclear and radiation safety.
The storage facility that was hit by the кussians. Photo: Energoatom
The storage facility that was hit by the кussians. Photo: Energoatom

On the night of June 7, a russian drone attacked the building of the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility in the Kyiv Region. There were no injuries, and the radiation background at the facility remains within normal limits.

This was reported by Energoatom.

As a result of the strike, the container reception building was partially damaged. The company clarified that no spent nuclear fuel was stored in this building.

After the hit, a fire of 40 square meters broke out. It has already been extinguished.

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According to Energoatom, there are no injuries among the personnel. The radiation situation at the Central Nuclear Fuel and Energy Facility site remains within normal limits.

The company also reported that the situation at the facility is constantly monitored by the responsible services.

"Another strike on a nuclear infrastructure facility once again demonstrated to the whole world the true face of the Kremlin regime, which deliberately creates threats to nuclear and radiation safety. Russia continues to act as a terrorist state and a nuclear terrorist, disregarding international law and the safety of millions of people," Energoatom said.

We will remind, on the morning of June 6, external power supply was restored at the Zaporizhzhia NPP after a 15-hour power outage, during which the station was forced to operate on emergency diesel generators.

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