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US Backs G7 Chornobyl Repair Effort with Financial Support.

May 1, 2026
US Backs G7 Chornobyl Repair Effort with Financial Support.
The New Safe Confinement over the fourth power unit of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant is seen in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug. 31, 2024. (Karina Piliuhina/ The Kyiv Independent)

Oh no, it's happening again! Just days after Ukraine commemorated 40 years since the devastating Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident, a shocking new threat has emerged. A Russian drone strike has left the New Safe Confinement (NSC) arch, a crucial safety barrier, severely damaged. The fate of the entire plant hangs in the balance - will it collapse, unleashing a catastrophic leak of highly radioactive material into Europe?

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