Chernobyl sarcophagus collapse risk grows

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed expert findings regarding the functionality of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant's sarcophagus. The report states that the New Safe Confinement (NSC), a massive structure completed in 2019, no longer provides the level of safety for which it was built. However, the same IAEA report clarifies there are no irreversible damages to the NSC's structures and recommends thorough modernization work to bring it into proper order. The findings highlight ongoing challenges in securing the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster.