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Chernobyl nuclear site’s protective shelter severely damaged in drone attack, cannot confine radiation: UN warnsA Russian drone strike in February 2025 severely damaged the New Safe Confinement at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear site. The structure, desig...07 Dec, 2025, 08.43 AM IST- A 1,000-X-ray blob: Why Chernobyl’s Elephant’s Foot still terrifies scientistsNearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster, the remnants of Reactor No. 4, especially the Elephant’s Foot—a dense, highly radioactive...13 May, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
- Chernobyl dogs are evolving, nuclear radition changing their genesA study reveals stray dogs near Chernobyl are evolving with distinct genetic differences. Researchers analyzed DNA from 302 dogs, finding u...10 Dec, 2024, 12.58 PM IST
- Ukrainian Army provoking catastrophe around Zaporozhye NPP, alleges Russian MoDZaporozhye is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world. Russia launched its ‘special military operat...29 Sep, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
- IAEA chief to head mission to Chernobyl next weekSince the withdrawal of the Russian military from the Chernobyl plant, Ukraine has taken significant steps for the safe and secure operatio...23 Apr, 2022, 10.56 AM IST
- Ukraine says Russians stole lethal substances from ChernobylMoscow's forces seized the defunct power plant on the first day of their invasion of Ukraine on February 24. They occupied the highly radio...11 Apr, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
- Ukraine says some Russian troops still in Chernobyl exclusion zoneSome Russian troops were still in the "exclusion zone" around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station on Friday morning, the head of th...01 Apr, 2022, 07.16 PM IST
- Ukraine demands Russia withdraw from Chernobyl area, says ammunition could explodeDeputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Ukraine had asked Russia at talks on Tuesday to allow 97 humanitarian corridors to be establish...30 Mar, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
- Ukraine says it has repulsed first Russian attack on Chernobyl workers' townThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed alarm on Thursday at reports from Ukraine that Russian troops were shelling Slavuty...25 Mar, 2022, 07.28 PM IST
- Chernobyl power cut, transmission lost at Europe's largest atomic plant: IAEAThe news from the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster came as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said data transmission w...10 Mar, 2022, 08.44 AM IST
- Power cut at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant: operatorThe nuclear power plant "was fully disconnected from the power grid," it said in a statement on its Facebook page, adding that military ope...09 Mar, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
- Russia's seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant adds to fears about radiation safetyRussian forces captured the Zaporizhzhia plant - Europe's largest - after attacking it in the early hours of Friday, setting an adjacent fi...04 Mar, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
- IAEA calls on all parties to refrain from actions that threatens safety of Ukraine's nuclear power plantsThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Ukraine has four nuclear power sites with a total of 15 reactors, providing roughly...27 Feb, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
- Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces - Ukrainian official"It is impossible to say the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe after a totally pointless attack by the Russians," he said.24 Feb, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
- Abandoned plant and wasteland: Ukraine eyes UNESCO World Heritage tag for ChernobylOn April 26, the former Soviet republic marks the 35th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when a reactor at the plant, loc...23 Apr, 2021, 09.26 AM IST
- Try dark tourism: Chernobyl, Pompeii and other disaster zones that are drawing visitorsAdd these top five destinations to your bucket list.20 Jun, 2019, 06.38 PM IST
- Japan evacuation may force Hitachi to close plantsWorkers are unable to go within 20 km of the tsunami-hit Fukushima plant due high radiation risk.15 Apr, 2011, 07.56 AM IST
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