UN nuclear chief discusses Ukraine nuclear plant in Russia
1 year, 8 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 power plant in Europe. “I continue my efforts to protect the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant,” he said, emphasizing that this was “in everyone’s interest.” The head of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, was among the officials Grossi met, according to a statement by Russia’s state nuclear corporation. On his visit to the plant last week, Grossi said he was “trying to prepare and propose realistic measures that will be approved by all parties.” The increasing combat makes it urgent to find a way to prevent a potentially catastrophic nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, he stressed.

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Underground Schools Offer Safe Haven Amid Nuclear Shadow
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Underground Schools Offer Safe Haven Amid Nuclear Shadow

Associated Press  

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been under repeated attacks, posing a significant threat from both bombs and radiation. Despite being in cold shutdown for two years, the plant's external electrical supply is cut off for extended periods, increasing the risk of a large-scale meltdown. The plant's safer design compared to Chernobyl reduces the immediate threat of a …

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Russian soldiers control another …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of 'nuclear disaster' under Russian plans to strike Ukraine's power plants
2 months, 4 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, …

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Tuesday described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine, and vowed to expand the agency’s inspections to include critical electricity supplies. No cooling, then maybe you have a disaster.” Earlier, Grossi posted on X that …

IAEA chief to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
3 months, 3 weeks ago

IAEA chief to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir. VIENNA - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that he will visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant next week as nuclear safety situation there "remains precarious." Grossi's visit comes after what he called "recent deeply concerning incidents" at the ZNPP, including …

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia
4 months, 1 week ago

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia

Al Jazeera  

Fighting has escalated after Ukrainian troops smashed through the border into Russia’s Kursk region this month. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Kyiv has stationed more than 120,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus, the country’s state news agency reported, as fighting continues amid Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Elsewhere, the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned …

IAEA warns of heightened security dangers facing Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
4 months, 1 week ago

IAEA warns of heightened security dangers facing Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

ABC  

The International Atomic Energy Agency has called on Kyiv and Moscow to exercise "maximum restraint" amid fears of a deteriorating safety situation around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in south-eastern Ukraine. "Yet again we see an escalation of the nuclear safety and security dangers facing the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant power plant," he said. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has …

IAEA allays fears over nuclear safety after fire
4 months, 1 week ago

IAEA allays fears over nuclear safety after fire

China Daily  

The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency is seen at its headquarters. The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said on Sunday that a fire near the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant had "no impact" on the facility's safety. "No impact has been reported for nuclear safety," the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement. Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom said …

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike
4 months, 1 week ago

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike

China Daily  

This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 11, 2024, shows a fire at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE MOSCOW -- The infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has sustained serious damage for the first time since the start …

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike
4 months, 1 week ago

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-12 10:29 This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 11, 2024, shows a fire at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE MOSCOW -- The infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has sustained serious damage for the …

Fire at cooling tower of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
4 months, 1 week ago

Fire at cooling tower of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The Hindu  

A fire broke out Sunday at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, with Kyiv and Moscow trading blame for the incident. "As a result of shelling of the town of Energodar by the Ukrainian armed forces, there was a fire at a cooling system of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station," Yevgeny Balitsky, the Russian-installed …

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has broken the government’s silence on it by indirectly acknowledging the ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.” Zelenskyy’s comment came in his nightly address late Saturday. But Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday …

Iran’s new leaders stand at a nuclear precipice
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s new leaders stand at a nuclear precipice

Hindustan Times  

ON MAY 6TH Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, travelled to Tehran and met Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister. Mr Grossi, fresh from his trip to Iran, recently spoke to The Economist about the Iranian nuclear file, as well as the other items on his forbidding to-do list, from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear-power plant in Ukraine …

Is Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?
8 months, 1 week ago

Is Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is dangerously close to suffering an accident because of recent drone attacks on it, according to the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency. Last week, all six power units of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which is located in southeastern Ukraine were switched to the cold shutdown …

UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘extremely serious’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘extremely serious’

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct threat to its safety but underscored the “extremely serious situation” at the facility that repeatedly has been caught in the war ‘s crossfire, the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said. The International Atomic Energy Agency said its team …

Status of Ukraine nuclear power plant is ‘extremely serious,’ U.N. watchdog says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Status of Ukraine nuclear power plant is ‘extremely serious,’ U.N. watchdog says

LA Times  

People pay respect Tuesday to Ukrainian servicemen Serhiy Konoval and Taras Petrushun, who were killed in a battle with Russian troops, during a funeral ceremony in Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine. An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct threat to its safety but underscored the “extremely serious …

Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine are trading fresh accusations over renewed threats to Europe’s largest nuclear plant that has been caught up in the war, with Moscow alleging Ukraine was behind drone attacks on the facility that were witnessed by U.N. inspectors and Kyiv accusing Russia of disinformation tactics. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday called the drone attacks …

Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A senior Ukrainian official has …

Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant

LA Times  

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, in June 27. Russia and Ukraine are trading fresh accusations over renewed threats to Europe’s largest nuclear plant that has been caught up in the war, with Moscow alleging Ukraine was behind drone attacks on …

Russia, Ukraine feud over ‘dangerous’ attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia, Ukraine feud over ‘dangerous’ attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv accuses Moscow of spreading ‘fake’ information of an attack on Europe’s largest nuclear plant to stir more tension. Moscow has accused Ukraine of launching “very dangerous” drone attacks on the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant – allegations that Kyiv described as “fake” information. Russia’s nuclear agency Rosatom said there was a “series of attacks” on Sunday, with one drone …

Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident.” In a statement on the social media platform X, Rafael Mariano Grossi confirmed at least three …

Drones attack the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to plant officials
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Drones attack the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to plant officials

LA Times  

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine in June 2023. Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the site was attacked Sunday by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. Later on Sunday, however, …

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Al Jazeera  

Russian-installed officials at the plant say radiation levels remain normal after the attack. Russia, which occupies the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southern Ukraine, has accused Kyiv of attacking a dome above one of the plant’s shutdown reactors. The Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, has come under regular attack from Kyiv’s forces since 2022, with 25 people …

UN watchdog’s head in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN watchdog’s head in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency chief is visiting Russia amid concern about a Ukrainian nuclear power plant caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly after. AP AUDIO: UN watchdog’s head in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports …

The UN atomic watchdog’s director says he’s heading to Moscow for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The UN atomic watchdog’s director says he’s heading to Moscow for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine

Associated Press  

VIENNA — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency’s director said that he’s due to depart for a trip to Moscow on Tuesday for high-level talks with Russian officials to discuss the issue of nuclear safety in Ukraine. “The situation continues to be very fragile,” Grossi told reporters, referring to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant located in southeastern Ukraine. Grossi visited Ukraine …

UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Security at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the facility, which is one of the 10 biggest atomic power plants in the world, the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said Tuesday. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who is in Kyiv, told The Associated Press …

Ukraine to build 4 nuclear reactors as war hits power supply
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine to build 4 nuclear reactors as war hits power supply

The Hindu  

Ukraine's Energy Ministry said on January 29 that it will begin building four new nuclear reactors this year to compensate for Russia's seizure of the country's largest nuclear plant. Energy Minister German Galushchenko said in televised comments that all four new reactors would be at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant in western Ukraine, eventually making it the largest in Europe. …

Ex-president barred from leaving Ukraine amid alleged plan to meet with Hungary’s Viktor Orban
1 year ago

Ex-president barred from leaving Ukraine amid alleged plan to meet with Hungary’s Viktor Orban

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Former President Petro Poroshenko was denied permission to leave Ukraine for a planned meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Ukraine’s security service said Saturday. But security officials said that Poroshenko had also agreed to meet Orban, who has previously praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and refused to support Kyiv’s bid for EU accession. In a statement …

UN atomic watchdog warns of threat to nuclear safety as fighting spikes near a plant in Ukraine
1 year, 3 months ago

UN atomic watchdog warns of threat to nuclear safety as fighting spikes near a plant in Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The United Nations atomic watchdog warned of a potential threat to nuclear safety from a spike in fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose forces continued pressing their counteroffensive on Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said its experts deployed at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant reported hearing numerous explosions over the past …

U.N. atomic watchdog warns of threat as fighting escalates near Ukraine nuclear power plant
1 year, 3 months ago

U.N. atomic watchdog warns of threat as fighting escalates near Ukraine nuclear power plant

LA Times  

The United Nations atomic watchdog warned of a potential threat to nuclear safety from a spike in fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose forces continued pressing their counteroffensive Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said its experts deployed at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant reported hearing numerous explosions over the last week, in a possible …

Russian occupiers rule Ukraine’s nuclear plant through force, fear: Sources
1 year, 4 months ago

Russian occupiers rule Ukraine’s nuclear plant through force, fear: Sources

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian insiders talk to Al Jazeera about life at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which was taken over in the early days of the war. The occupiers paid workers in the Russian rouble, while they still received the hryvnia from Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom – until it found out about their “volunteer collaboration”, fired them, and stopped transferring wages. Even …

Land mines are in place around a Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine, UN watchdog warns
1 year, 4 months ago

Land mines are in place around a Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine, UN watchdog warns

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The U.N. atomic watchdog says its monitors at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant reported seeing anti-personnel mines around the site as Ukraine’s military pursues a counteroffensive against the Kremlin’s entrenched forces after 17 months of war. The agency did not directly attribute the placement of the mines to the Russians but said its experts were told …

Ukraine, Russia trade blame as shelling continues near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine, Russia trade blame as shelling continues near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

India Today  

Three civilians were wounded in Russian shelling of a village in Zaporizhzhia, the head of Ukraine's presidential administration said on Saturday, while Moscow-backed officials said that Kyiv's forces shelled a school there. Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's presidential administration, said on his Telegram messaging app that Russian forces shelled the village of Stepnohirske in the region from multiple rocket …

UN nuclear agency seeks more access to the plant that Kyiv and Moscow say is under threat
1 year, 5 months ago

UN nuclear agency seeks more access to the plant that Kyiv and Moscow say is under threat

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The head of the United Nations nuclear agency said Friday he was pushing for access to the rooftops of reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, where Ukrainian officials accused Russia of planting explosives. The “foreign objects” were placed on the roof of the plant’s third and fourth power units, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed …

UN wants more access to Ukraine nuclear plant amid sabotage warnings
1 year, 5 months ago

UN wants more access to Ukraine nuclear plant amid sabotage warnings

Al Jazeera  

International Atomic Energy Agency seeks access to rooftop of Zaporizhzhia reactors to check for presence of explosives. IAEA experts at 🇺🇦's #Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant have inspected parts of the facility – including sections of the perimeter of the large cooling pond – so far without observing any visible signs of mines or explosives, but additional access is neededhttps://t.co/UlWeMsaFdU pic.twitter.com/Fpq124tDap …

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning to attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant
1 year, 5 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 …

Russia placed suspected explosives at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, claims Zelenskyy
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia placed suspected explosives at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, claims Zelenskyy

India Today  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again sounded the alarm, alleging that Russia was planning to "simulate an attack" on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. 'POSSIBLE NUCLEAR ATTACK' The Ukrainian president has claimed that Russian troops have placed "objects resembling explosives" on the roofs of buildings at the plant site, as per a report in The Guardian. In his nightly video message, …

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of preparing imminent attack on nuclear plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of preparing imminent attack on nuclear plant

LA Times  

Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants, which is located in southeastern Ukraine and occupied by Russian troops, but neither side provided evidence to support its claims of an imminent threat. Citing intelligence reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged Tuesday night that Russian troops had placed “objects resembling …

Russians reducing personnel at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukrainian intelligence says
1 year, 5 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 …

Ukraine holds drills in Zaporizhzhia to prepare for radiation leaks from Russian-held nuclear plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine holds drills in Zaporizhzhia to prepare for radiation leaks from Russian-held nuclear plant

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Dressed in white and yellow protective suits and armed with devices to detect radiation levels, Ukrainian emergency workers took part in a drill Thursday to prepare for a potential risk of radiation leakage from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Dozens of civilians joined the drill on the outskirts of the city of Zaporizhzhia, located around 100 …

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered city in Russia
1 year, 6 months ago

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered city in Russia

Associated Press  

The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defense minister. Prigozhin claimed early Saturday that his forces had crossed into Russia from Ukraine and had reached Rostov, saying they faced no resistance from young conscripts at checkpoints and that his forces “aren’t …

Ukraine’s Zelensky urges other countries to act before Russia attacks nuclear plant
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelensky urges other countries to act before Russia attacks nuclear plant

LA Times  

Ukraine wants other countries to heed its warning that Russia may be planning to attack an occupied nuclear power plant to cause a radiation disaster, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “The world has enough power to prevent any radiation incidents, let alone a radiation catastrophe.” The potential for a life-threatening release of radiation has been a concern since Russian troops invaded …

UN atomic watchdog chief visits Ukraine nuclear plant threatened by war with Russia
1 year, 6 months ago

UN atomic watchdog chief visits Ukraine nuclear plant threatened by war with Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog visited Europe’s largest atomic power plant Thursday in southern Ukraine, where a recent dam burst and the start of a counteroffensive in the war by Kyiv’s forces have heightened safety risks. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the International Atomic Energy Agency chief, met Tuesday in Kyiv with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

IAEA’s Grossi says situation ‘serious’ at Ukraine nuclear plant
1 year, 6 months ago

IAEA’s Grossi says situation ‘serious’ at Ukraine nuclear plant

Al Jazeera  

The head of the UN atomic energy agency visits the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after dam breach. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is “serious” but being stabilised. Grossi arrived at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant on Thursday to assess potential safety risks after the partial collapse of …

UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces ‘dangerous situation’
1 year, 6 months ago

UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces ‘dangerous situation’

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after a dam burst in Ukraine and as Ukraine’s military Kyiv launches a counteroffensive to retake ground occupied by Russia, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday. When asked about Ukraine’s plans, Grossi noted that Russia controlled the plant and that it …

Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding
1 year, 6 months ago

Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s military reported intense fighting with Russian forces on June 10, while the country's nuclear energy agency said it put the last operating reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a “cold shutdown” for safety as Russia's war on Ukraine drags on through its 16th month. After Russian forces pummeled Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight resulting in deaths …

Situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant fragile, dangerous: IAEA chief
1 year, 6 months ago

Situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant fragile, dangerous: IAEA chief

China Daily  

UNITED NATIONS -- The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine remains extremely fragile and dangerous, said the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday. "Military activities continue in the region and may well increase very considerably in the near future," IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told a UN Security Council briefing. …

UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
1 year, 6 months ago

UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. nuclear chief stressed Tuesday that the world is fortunate a nuclear accident hasn’t happened in Ukraine and asked Moscow and Kyiv to commit to preventing any attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and make other pledges “to avoid the danger of a catastrophic incident.” Rafael Grossi reiterated to the U.N. Security Council what he …

UN Asks Russia, Ukraine to Protect Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
1 year, 6 months ago

UN Asks Russia, Ukraine to Protect Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

News 18  

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday urged Ukraine and Russia to adhere to “concrete principles” to prevent nuclear catastrophe at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The safety of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, located in Ukraine’s southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, has been a concern since Russian forces seized it over a year ago during Moscow’s war on its neighbor. …

IAEA asks Russia, Ukraine to protect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
1 year, 6 months ago

IAEA asks Russia, Ukraine to protect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Al Jazeera  

Grossi calls on Ukraine and Russia to respect five principles to safeguard Ukraine’s nuclear plant. UN International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi has urged Ukraine and Russia to adhere to “concrete principles” to prevent nuclear catastrophe at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Grossi, speaking to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, said the nuclear safety and security situation at …

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