In the wake of the Russian shelling of Ukraine’s enormous Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, contamination detection specialist US Nuclear Corp. says it is sending one of its specialized DroneRAD UAVs to Ukrainian authorities to help monitor the facility’s reactors for potential radiation leaks.
The move comes after invading Russian forces continuously shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – the largest in Europe – despite the obvious threats that posed not only to people in and around the southern city of Enerhodar, but to the entire continent as well. Those troops eventually captured the compound, which produces a quarter of the country’s electrical power, and allowed managers to continue operating the facility. Though there are no signs of leaking from the reactors, US Nuclear responded to the international outcry by sending its radiation-detecting drone to help Ukraine officials monitor the situation as the conflict continues.
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