The emergency service said that there was a fire behind the nuclear power plant in an area that is used for training. The service said that initially, firefighters were unable to extinguish the fire due to the ongoing armed conflict. The director of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant saidin...
On August 12, 2024, in a critical update regarding the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Ukrainian Energy Ministry Deputy Minister Grynchuk announced that comprehensive monitoring systems have not detected any radioactive emissions thus far. This information comes in the aftermath of a troubling incident ...
KIEV/MOSCOW, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Ukrainian state-run energy company Ukrenergo said Wednesday that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine has been disconnected from the power grid. "The nuclear power plant in Chernobyl was fully disconnected from the power grid. The nuclear s...
An armored vehicle belonging to the UN’s atomic watchdog was hit by a drone strike on its way to inspect a Ukrainian nuclear power plant on Tuesday, in an attack President Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed on Russia. The strike took place as the vehicle traveled in a convoy to the Zaporizhz...
CNN: “Crowd blocks Russians from nuclear power plant” This action was organized by a group known as the Clamshell Alliance, which had formed a year earlier, in 1976, by a handful of activists at a backyard picnic — including one of us, Paul Gunter. The Clamshell Alliance was a direct...
Attacks on Ukrainian nuclear-power plants challenge treatiesPhysicsPolicyEnergyAs the crisis at the Zaporizhzhia plant worsens, international agreements need to be extended to ensure nuclear safety during war.doi:10.1038/d41586-022-03580-0Anthony Burke...
It sounds like a nightmare come true. During a military offensive as part of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fire broke out at Europe's largest nuclear power station, the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the southern city of Enerhodar. From what we understand of the situation, Russian troops were...
(Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone has crashed near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Russia's RIA news agency cited a Russian officer as saying on Wednesday, as the chief of the global nuclear watchdog was expected in Russia for talks on the plant's security. International Atomic...
Russia says Ukrainian forces tried to recapture the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, but their attempt was repelled after several hours of fighting, state-run RIA news agency reported on Wednesday. "After shelling the city, a landing attempt was launched, including...
MOSCOW. June 14 (Interfax) - The Energoatom state-owned nuclear power enterprise has put one of the VVER-1000 nuclear power plant units into operation after scheduled repairs, Ukrainian media reported on Wednesday, citing a statement of the Energy Ministry on social media. ...