The numbers may indicate that new fission reactions are taking place, and there’s a possibility the smoldering nuclear reaction - in a room that’s currently unreachable - could lead to an explosion, Business Insider reported. Scientists are warning that another explosion could occur in Chernobyl due to the spike in neutron numbers in an underground room called 305/2. The fatal 1986 explosion left the place a ghost town. Two chemical experts heed caution of another explosion. Radioactive waste is smoldering in a part of Chernobyl that is unreachable.
Chernobyl is showing signs of a possible new nuclear accident, scientists say.
