KYIV: Scientists have recorded a rise in nuclear activity in the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine since it was covered over in 2017, but the rise has levelled off and does not exceed safety standards, staff said on Wednesday.
Staff at the plant said the rise in “neutron flux density”, which if significant could indicate an uncontrolled nuclear reaction, did not pose a threat of such an event based on their mathematical models.
High levels of radiation and damage mean it is not possible to determine precisely the situation under the destroyed block.
