How a second nuclear disaster was avoided at Chernobyl in 2022
4 weeks ago

How a second nuclear disaster was avoided at Chernobyl in 2022

Live Mint  

W.W. Norton; 240 pages; $29.99. “We’re keeping calm for the time being,” Mr Heiko told his colleague, even though there were no guidelines for what employees at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant should do in the event of war. The nuclear facility is terrain he knows well: Mr Plokhy previously produced an outstanding account of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986, the worst nuclear catastrophe in history, which was caused by the explosion of a reactor. The mayor of Slavutych, Yurii Fomichev, believed that the Russians had seized Chernobyl to blackmail Ukraine and the world with threats of another nuclear disaster. At the same time, “power in the relations between occupiers and occupied was slowly shifting to Heiko,” Mr Plokhy writes.

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Chernobyl effects ‘overestimated’ says Blair Institute as it pushes for nuclear energy
1 month, 1 week ago

Chernobyl effects ‘overestimated’ says Blair Institute as it pushes for nuclear energy

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a report published on Monday, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change said …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of 'nuclear disaster' under Russian plans to strike Ukraine's power plants
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of 'nuclear disaster' under Russian plans to strike Ukraine's power plants

ABC  

Russia's plans to "torment millions of Ukrainians" by destroying the country's power infrastructure threatens to cause a nuclear catastrophe that could reach beyond Ukraine's borders, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned the UN. Just hours after Mr Zelenskyy's speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was updating its "nuclear doctrine" – effectively rewriting the rules for its own weapons. "If, God forbid, …

Can nuclear power help mitigate the climate crises?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can nuclear power help mitigate the climate crises?

Hindustan Times  

Nuclear power has always been viewed with suspicion owing to the devastating military usages it has had. The Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011 further pushed global narratives against the usage and accumulation of nuclear power, even if it is for civilian purposes. The capacity of nuclear energy to ensure our energy independence and to guarantee the production of low carbon …

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning to attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning to attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants, but neither side provided evidence to support their claims of an imminent threat to the facility in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian troops. Citing the latest intelligence reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged Tuesday night that …

What are the risks surrounding Zaporizhzhya, the nuclear power plant in a war zone?
1 year, 6 months ago

What are the risks surrounding Zaporizhzhya, the nuclear power plant in a war zone?

The Hindu  

Nuclear power plants are complex and sophisticated facilities with several layers of safety measures, but no NPP in the world is built to withstand military conflict — and this is the exactly what has befallen the Zaporizhzhya NPP in Ukraine. In June, a Lithuania-based NGO named the Bellona Foundation published a report, authored by its nuclear advisor Dmitry Gorchakov, analysing …

Russians reducing personnel at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukrainian intelligence says
1 year, 6 months ago

Russians reducing personnel at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukrainian intelligence says

ABC  

Russia is gradually reducing the number of personnel at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Ukraine's military intelligence agency says. Key points: Ukraine's GUR MO intelligence agency says Russians stationed at Zaporizhzhia's nuclear power plant have begun to leave President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is boosting the military presence in Ukraine's north after the Wagner Group's arrival in Belarus Poland detained a …

Russian forces suffer radiation sickness after digging trenches and fishing in Chernobyl
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian forces suffer radiation sickness after digging trenches and fishing in Chernobyl

The Independent  

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Ukrainians mark Chernobyl disaster amid nuclear threats
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukrainians mark Chernobyl disaster amid nuclear threats

Associated Press  

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — Workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Wednesday marked the 37th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster amid an ongoing war and nuclear threats, somberly laying flowers at a monument for victims. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used the day to repeat his warnings about the potential threat of a new atomic catastrophe in Ukraine amid …

UN nuclear chief discusses Ukraine nuclear plant in Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

UN nuclear chief discusses Ukraine nuclear plant in Russia

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The head of the U.N.'s atomic energy watchdog met with Russian officials in Kaliningrad on Wednesday for negotiations on the safety of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently held by Russian forces. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi’s trip to the Russian exclave came a week after he visited the plant, which is the largest nuclear …

Amid war with Russia, Ukrainians face a nuclear threat with grit and dark humour
2 years, 2 months ago

Amid war with Russia, Ukrainians face a nuclear threat with grit and dark humour

ABC  

Dmytro Bondarenko is ready for the worst. "Of course Ukraine takes this threat seriously, because we understand what kind of country we are dealing with," presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said, referring to Russia. Mr Bondarenko said he started making nuclear survival plans when Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant — the largest in Europe — was affected by Russian attacks. Mr …

EXPLAINER: Power cuts raise risk at Ukraine nuclear plant
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Power cuts raise risk at Ukraine nuclear plant

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A Ukrainian nuclear power plant that has been surrounded by Russian forces lost power Wednesday morning when a Russian missile damaged a distant electrical substation, increasing the risk of radiation disaster, according to the plant’s operator. In the event of a disaster, the biggest risk outside Ukraine could be to Russia, “depending on which way the wind blows,” …

Ukraine nuclear workers recount abuse, threats from Russians
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine nuclear workers recount abuse, threats from Russians

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Alone in his apartment in the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar in southeastern Ukraine, nuclear plant security guard Serhiy Shvets looked out his kitchen window in late May and saw gunmen approaching on the street below. Shvets, who survived the shooting, is among workers from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant recounting their fears of being abducted and tortured …

War Put Ukraine’s Biggest Nuclear Plant At Risk. Will It Threaten Atomic Energy’s Revival?
2 years, 3 months ago

War Put Ukraine’s Biggest Nuclear Plant At Risk. Will It Threaten Atomic Energy’s Revival?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the early 2000s, with the threat of climate change coming into focus, the declining nuclear power industry, with its capacity to generate huge volumes of emission-free electricity, looked to be on the cusp of a revival. “It cannot stand.” If the worst happens, would a disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear plant prove a setback for an …

Opinion: Don’t wake the nuclear giant on our doorstep
2 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Don’t wake the nuclear giant on our doorstep

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sasha Dovzhyk is a special projects curator at the Ukrainian Institute London and Associate Lecturer in Ukrainian at School of Slavonic and East-European Studies, University College London. Sasha Dovzhyk with her best friend Diliara Didenko in Zaporizhzhia, 2002. courtesy Sasha Dovzhyk Growing up in Zaporizhzhia, the south eastern Ukrainian city some 50 kilometers away from the largest nuclear …

Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks

The Hindu  

Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe's largest nuclear power plant on Sunday, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak. Ukraine's atomic energy agency painted an ominous picture of the threat on Sunday by issuing a map forecasting where radiation could spread from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which …

Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks

Associated Press  

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on Sunday, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak. Ukraine’s atomic energy agency painted an ominous picture of the threat Sunday by issuing a map forecasting where radiation could spread from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power …

Russia and Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia and Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks

LA Times  

Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on Sunday, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak. Ukraine’s atomic energy agency painted an ominous picture of the threat Sunday by issuing a map forecasting where radiation could spread from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which Russian …

Ukrainian fears run high over fighting near nuclear plant
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukrainian fears run high over fighting near nuclear plant

The Independent  

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: The real worst-case scenario
2 years, 4 months ago

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: The real worst-case scenario

The Telegraph  

When Chernobyl melted down in 1986 it led to a radioactive wind, radiation poisoning deaths and an exclusion zone the size of Derbyshire. Now, Europe’s biggest nuclear reactor, Zaporizhzhia, is in the spotlight, with concerns it could be the next name on this infamous list of nuclear reactor disasters as it remains in the crossfire of Putin’s war, reduced to …

Russia warns of another Chernobyl over Ukraine's attacks
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia warns of another Chernobyl over Ukraine's attacks

India TV News  

Ukraine's ongoing attacks on the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant may cause a far worse disaster for Europe than the current energy crisis, a Russian Defense Ministry official has warned, media reports said. Igor Kirillov, who heads Russia's Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Troops, illustrated the likely worst-case scenario of a direct hit on Europe's largest nuclear plant, during a …

Risks of disaster at nuclear plant ‘increasing every day’: Mayor
2 years, 4 months ago

Risks of disaster at nuclear plant ‘increasing every day’: Mayor

Al Jazeera  

Last week, the facility in Ukraine came under repeated fire, with Kyiv and Moscow trading blame for the potentially catastrophic escalation. The risk of disaster at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant occupied by Russian troops is “increasing every day”, the mayor of the city where the facility is located says. The mayor of the southeastern city of Energodar, where the …

What happens if Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant explodes?
2 years, 4 months ago

What happens if Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant explodes?

Al Jazeera  

The International Atomic Energy Agency has raised the alarm about shelling around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying it could lead to a “nuclear disaster”. Last month, Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of the IAEA, said that “every principle of nuclear safety has been violated.” Given the IAEA’s warnings, could the plant explode – and if so – …

‘Very real risk’ of nuclear disaster as fighting around Ukraine power plant worsens
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Very real risk’ of nuclear disaster as fighting around Ukraine power plant worsens

The Telegraph  

There is a “very real risk” of nuclear disaster unless fighting around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant stops immediately, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned on Saturday. “I’m extremely concerned by the shelling yesterday at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which underlines the very real risk of a nuclear disaster that could threaten public health and the environment …

Inside damaged Chernobyl nuclear plant after Russians seized site during Ukraine invasion
2 years, 7 months ago

Inside damaged Chernobyl nuclear plant after Russians seized site during Ukraine invasion

The Independent  

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Explained | The Chernobyl nuclear disaster
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained | The Chernobyl nuclear disaster

The Hindu  

Overview: The United Nations General Assembly vide resolution 71/125 in 2016 designated April 26 as the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. On April 26, 1986, a nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the erstwhile Soviet Union was subjected to improper testing at low-power, resulting in loss of control. The explosion explained The World Nuclear Association says that …

Nuclear chief: Russia’s Chernobyl seizure risked accident
2 years, 8 months ago

Nuclear chief: Russia’s Chernobyl seizure risked accident

Associated Press  

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — Thirty-six years after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that Russian troops risked causing an accident with their “very, very dangerous” seizure of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Standing under an umbrella during a rain shower outside the damaged plant, agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said …

Russian takeover of Chernobyl was ‘very dangerous’: IAEA chief
2 years, 8 months ago

Russian takeover of Chernobyl was ‘very dangerous’: IAEA chief

Al Jazeera  

Rafael Grossi says radiation levels around the former nuclear plant are now ‘normal’ but were up during the Russian occupation. The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog says Russia’s temporary takeover of the Chernobyl site was “very, very dangerous” and raised radiation levels but those have now returned to normal. “The situation was absolutely abnormal and very, very dangerous,” …

Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’

Associated Press  

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — Here in the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Russian soldiers dug trenches. Even now, weeks after the Russians left, “I need to calm down,” the plant’s main security engineer, Valerii Semenov, told The Associated Press. Russia’s invasion marks the first time that occupying a nuclear plant was part of a nation’s war strategy, …

Ukraine reports 300 died in Russian airstrike on Mariupol theatre
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine reports 300 died in Russian airstrike on Mariupol theatre

The Hindu  

Ukrainian authorities said Friday that about 300 people died when a Russian airstrike blew up a theater where hundreds of civilians were sheltering — a catastrophic loss of civilian life that, if confirmed, is likely to further crank up pressure on Western nations to step up military aid. His foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, on Friday characterized the Western pressure as …

Nuclear Energy Group 'Gravely' Worried About Ukraine Plants, Repeats Offer To Help
2 years, 9 months ago

Nuclear Energy Group 'Gravely' Worried About Ukraine Plants, Repeats Offer To Help

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The International Atomic Energy Agency is pleading for the world to come to an agreement on how nuclear facilities in war-torn Ukraine will be properly maintained during Russia’s ongoing assault on the nation. “I remain gravely concerned about the safety and security of the nuclear facilities in Ukraine,” Grossi said. “We have been and will remain in …

Chernobyl nuclear plant's lab destroyed by Russian forces, says Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Chernobyl nuclear plant's lab destroyed by Russian forces, says Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

Russian forces have destroyed a functioning laboratory at the derelict Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Ukrainian state agency responsible for the exclusion zone said Tuesday. Ukraine's nuclear regulatory agency on Monday had said that the radiation monitors around the plant had stopped working. Ukraine's nuclear regulatory agency on Monday said radiation monitors around the plant had stopped working. READ: Ukraine …

Live updates: Russians destroy Chernobyl laboratory
2 years, 9 months ago

Live updates: Russians destroy Chernobyl laboratory

Associated Press  

LVIV, Ukraine -- Russian military forces have destroyed a new laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that among other things works to improve management of radioactive waste, the Ukrainian state agency responsible for the Chernobyl exclusion zone said Tuesday. He hasn’t achieved yet.” But he insisted the military operation was going “strictly in accordance with the plans and purposes …

Is a nuclear disaster likely in Ukraine?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is a nuclear disaster likely in Ukraine?

Al Jazeera  

The IAEA and nuclear experts warn Ukrainian nuclear sites are at risk following Russia’s invasion. The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed “grave concern” about the security of Ukraine’s nuclear sites, warning that the fundamental principles of safely operating such facilities had been violated at the two captured sites. The nuclear watchdog has also expressed concern about the conditions in which …

Chernobyl nuclear plant loses power again after supply lines damaged by Russian forces, says Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Chernobyl nuclear plant loses power again after supply lines damaged by Russian forces, says Ukraine

Firstpost  

The nuclear plant enclosed in a giant steel and concrete sarcophagus lost power early last week but supply was restored on Sunday Kyiv: Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986, has once again lost its electricity supply, energy operator Ukrenergo said Monday. “The line that supplies the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and …

Power is back on at Chernobyl power station as ‘nuclear disaster averted’
2 years, 9 months ago

Power is back on at Chernobyl power station as ‘nuclear disaster averted’

The Independent  

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Power restored to Ukraine\'s Chernobyl plant, seized by Russian forces: Kyiv
2 years, 9 months ago

Power restored to Ukraine\'s Chernobyl plant, seized by Russian forces: Kyiv

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv: Electricity supply has been restored at Ukraine's retired Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was seized by Russian forces in the first days of the invasion, energy officials in Kyiv said Sunday. "Today, thanks to the incredible efforts of specialists, our nuclear power engineers and electricians managed to return the power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which was …

March 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 9 months ago

March 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Ukraine’s defense ministry has alleged that Russia plans to carry out some sort of terrorist attack at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is now under the control of Russian forces. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence claimed on its Facebook page Friday that “the available intelligence says Putin has ordered that his troops to prepare a …

March 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 9 months ago

March 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Ukraine’s defense ministry has alleged that Russia plans to carry out some sort of terrorist attack at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is now under the control of Russian forces. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence claimed on its Facebook page Friday that “the available intelligence says Putin has ordered that his troops to prepare a …

What we know about Chernobyl since Russia took control of the site after invading Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

What we know about Chernobyl since Russia took control of the site after invading Ukraine

ABC  

International concern about Russia capturing nuclear power plant sites, including the defunct Chernobyl — site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986 — has been mounting since the Russian-Ukrainian war began last month. On Wednesday, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said it had lost all communications with the Chernobyl site, along with Zaporizhzhia — the largest nuclear power plant …

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister warns of potential Chernobyl disaster due to power cut but IAEA says situation is not critical
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister warns of potential Chernobyl disaster due to power cut but IAEA says situation is not critical

ABC  

The Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Iryna Vereschuk, has told the ABC's Four Corners that the world faces a potential nuclear catastrophe at the Chernobyl nuclear power station after shelling cut power to the Ukrainian plant. Key points: The IAEA said the loss of power did not represent a critical impact to safety Ukrainian leaders said they feared radiation leaks …

Chernobyl ‘cut off from grid by Russians’, sparking fears over cooling of spent nuclear fuel
2 years, 10 months ago

Chernobyl ‘cut off from grid by Russians’, sparking fears over cooling of spent nuclear fuel

The Independent  

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Chernobyl: Why did Russian troops take control of infamous nuclear disaster site?
2 years, 10 months ago

Chernobyl: Why did Russian troops take control of infamous nuclear disaster site?

The Independent  

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Chernobyl no longer sending safety signals and ‘increasingly urgent’ to rotate nuclear plant staff after Russian seizure
2 years, 10 months ago

Chernobyl no longer sending safety signals and ‘increasingly urgent’ to rotate nuclear plant staff after Russian seizure

The Independent  

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IAEA says it has lost contact with Chernobyl nuclear data systems, voices concern for staff
2 years, 10 months ago

IAEA says it has lost contact with Chernobyl nuclear data systems, voices concern for staff

Firstpost  

On 24 February, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct Chernobyl plant, site of a 1986 disaster that killed hundreds and spread radioactive contamination west across Europe. Vienna: The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN’s atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian …

Ukraine calls for ceasefire to restore power at Chernobyl
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine calls for ceasefire to restore power at Chernobyl

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine reports power cut at the Chernobyl nuclear plant as IAEA says outage has no ‘critical impact’ on safety. Energoatom said radioactive substances could be released if the plant cannot cool spent nuclear fuel, and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said reserve diesel generators can power the plant for only 48 hours. The International Atomic Energy Agency wrote on Twitter that …

Russia-Ukraine war: With stress on stranded workers, risk at Chernobyl nuclear site rises
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: With stress on stranded workers, risk at Chernobyl nuclear site rises

India Today  

Russia on March 4 reportedly took full control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant — the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986. EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL STRESS OF WORKERS RISES The Russian soldiers have been able to station themselves inside the 32 km Chernobyl exclusion zone and have surrounded the perimeter of the plant. "Some of the …

Russian Invasion Based on 'Horrible Lie', War Crimes Committed: Ukraine to ICJ
2 years, 10 months ago

Russian Invasion Based on 'Horrible Lie', War Crimes Committed: Ukraine to ICJ

The Quint  

Ukraine also argued that the invasion posed serious risks of environmental damage, including nuclear accidents. Ukraine also alleged that Russia was attacking fuel depots, like the one at Vasylkiv, to deprive the Ukrainian military of fuel, releasing massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the air that would affect levels of greenhouse emissions. Another potential environmental and humanitarian disaster was looming …

Russian Invasion Based on 'Horrible Lie', War Crimes Committed: Ukraine to ICJ
2 years, 10 months ago

Russian Invasion Based on 'Horrible Lie', War Crimes Committed: Ukraine to ICJ

The Quint  

Ukraine also argued that the invasion posed serious risks of environmental damage, including nuclear accidents. Ukraine also alleged that Russia was attacking fuel depots, like the one at Vasylkiv, to deprive the Ukrainian military of fuel, releasing massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the air that would affect levels of greenhouse emissions. Another potential environmental and humanitarian disaster was looming …

Attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant triggers worldwide alarm
2 years, 10 months ago

Attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant triggers worldwide alarm

Al Jazeera  

Russian strike sparks global alarm it could dwarf the world’s worst nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Chernobyl in 1986. After the attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in the southeastern city of Enerdohar on Friday, the chief of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said a Russian “projectile” hit a training centre, not any of the six reactors. …

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