Chernobyl reactor's protective shield was so damaged by a drone strike that it's not confining radiation anymore: IAEA

A hole in the New Safe Confinement shelter was created by a drone with an explosive warhead in February.Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA steel shield preventing radiation spread from the Chernobyl site isn't working as intended anymore.The IAEA said on Friday that the New Safe Confinement shelter had "lost its primary safety functions."The shield was hit in February by a drone strike, which created a 160-square-foot hole.The steel structure sealing off the Chernobyl nuclear