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Safety fears, as Chernobyl nuclear staff tired and stressed.

As Russian troops hold staff at the Chernobyl nuclear plant ‘hostage’,
the mayor of a nearby town warns ‘complete catastrophe’ could be round
the corner. Yuri Fomichev says fuel is running out at the site, including
for back-up generators supplying its safety systems. With the plant being
besieged for three weeks now, food supplies are also becoming scarce, and
the stress of being held at gunpoint could lead to ‘a new accident’, he
adds. His concerns were echoed by the official in charge of a 19-mile
Exclusion Zone around Chernobyl who warned staff were ‘on the edge of
their human capabilities due to physical and emotional exhaustion’.

 Metro 16th March 2022

 Mirror 16th March 2022

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/fears-chernobyl-in-danger-nuclear-26478660

 Chilling warnings that Chernobyl is in danger of a new nuclear accident
because the 100 staff at the stricken plant being kept ‘hostage at
gunpoint’ by the Russians are on the edge of collapse.

 Daily Mail 15th March 2022

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10616879/IAN-BIRRELL-Chernobyl-staff-battling-avert-nuclear-disaster-warns-mayor.html

March 17, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, Ukraine