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A view of the containment building that protects the remains of reactor number four at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 14 February, 2025

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Video. Chernobyl nuclear plant shield no longer blocks radiation, IAEA says

Updated: 08/12/2025 - 21:58 GMT+1

The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel.

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