Within minutes, he was in his car, racing to his workplace: the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Without significant repairs to the arch, officials warn, corrosion will set in within four years. The New Safe Confinement, or ‘protective dome’, at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. An abandoned school corridor in the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. “What is compromised are all the ancillary systems – and the level of confinement is affected.”Ukrainian nuclear officials have warned that combat operations could cause another incident.

Source: The Irish Times March 29, 2026 09:31 UTC