Ukraine reports higher but 'not critical' Chernobyl radiation

Ukraine’s nuclear energy regulatory agency later said that higher than usual gamma radiation levels had been detected in the area

A shelter construction covers the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Higher than usual gamma radiation levels have been detected in the area near the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant, after it was seized by the Russian military, according to Ukraine’s nuclear energy regulatory agency.

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate said on Friday that higher gamma radiation levels have been detected in the Chernobyl zone, but did not provide details of the increase.