Nuclear radiation to hit Russia & Ukraine? Chernobyl's protective dome damaged, IAEA sounds alarm The protective steel shield at Chernobyl — built to lock away radiation from the world’s worst nuclear disaster — has been severely compromised after a drone strike earlier this year, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned. The massive structure, known as the New Safe Confinement (NSC), has “lost its primary safety functions, including confinement capability,” according to IAEA ins