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    Firefighting efforts are ongoing. As of 13:00, work on the NSC continues. The firefighting team consists of nine SES rope access specialists, actively engaged in extinguishing the fire. Operations to open and soak two affected areas are in progress. An additional 21 rope access specialists are on standby. Three openings have been made, totaling approximately 2 square meters.

    Three fire hoses are in operation, with continued soaking of the insulation and membrane. The situation is being monitored using a thermal imaging UAV.

    1. Firefighting Status

    Extinguishing of the fire of the filler material of the NSC’s outer cladding is ongoing. Three fire hoses are in operation at a height of 87 metres, with continued soaking of the insulation and membrane. Rope access specialists are conducting partial dismantling of the NSC Arch structures and filling voids under the building’s roof with fire-extinguishing agents. A total of 20 units of equipment and 84 personnel from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) are engaged at the site.

    • of the NSC-Object Shelter local site and ChNPP site
    Location of the monitoring station EDR (μSv/h) Ref. level (μSv/h) Activity concentration of α-aerosols (Bq/m3) Ref. level (Bq/m3) Activity concentration of β-aerosols (Bq/m3) Ref. level (Bq/m3)
    NSC-OS site (north-west) 3.98 40.0 0.004 0.1 1.000 10.0
    NSC-OS site (north-east) 6.24 40.0 0.001 0.1 1.000 10.0
    NSC-OS site (south-west) 9.36 40.0 0.001 0.1 1.000 10.0
    NSC-OS site (south-east) 12.8 40.0 0.001 0.1 1.000 10.0
    ChNPP Administrative Building-1 0.26 7.5 --- --- --- 10.0
    Outdoor Switchyard∙750 1.82 15.0 --- --- --- 10.0
    Checkpoint-2 1.11 7.5 --- --- --- 10.0
    ISF-2 0.15 2.0 0.01 0.2 1.000 10.0

    On the night of 14th February 2025, at 01:59, as a result of an air attack by the russian federation against Ukraine, a drone, preliminarily identified as a Shahed, directly struck the protective shell of the Arch of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) of the Shelter Object at an elevation of 87 metres.

    The impact occurred above the premises housing technological equipment that ensures the remote operation of the Confinement. As a result, both the external and internal cladding of the NSC Arch were damaged, along with equipment from the Main Cranes System.

    Additionally, local fire was detected on the external and internal cladding of the NSC Arch. Firefighting units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) and personnel of the Chornobyl NPP promptly arrived at the scene.

    The occupation of the Chornobyl NPP in February-March 2022, among other things, led to a significant deterioration in the material and technical base of the enterprise. Some of the plant’s technological equipment, computers, and vehicles were damaged or destroyed.

    The ongoing war in Ukraine makes it challenging to restore everything that has been lost using the plant’s own resources. However, humanitarian organisations and volunteers continue to step in and provide vital assistance.

    1. Chornobyl NPP Granted License Amendments to Commence Industrial Operation of ICSRM
    2. Ceremonial Event Devoted to Day of Liquidators of Chornobyl Accident
    3. The 35th Rotation of the IAEA Mission at Chornobyl NPP
    4. Work Continues at Chornobyl NPP on Dismantling of the Object Shelter

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