Ukraine flags nuclear risk after Russia’s drones cut power to Chernobyl, Europe’s largest plant offlineRussia's power grid attacks escalate nuclear safety concerns after a drone caused a three-hour blackout at Chernobyl, impacting crucial coo...
02 Oct, 2025, 02.49 PM IST
Chernobyl radiation shield damaged in Russian drone attack, claims UkraineUkraine alleges that a Russian drone strike damaged Chernobyl’s radiation shield, but officials confirm no change in radiation levels. Mosc...
14 Feb, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Why is Chernobyl famous? Revisiting the infamous nuclear accident site after alleged Russian drone strikeChernobyl's radiation shelter has been allegedly hit by a Russian drone, according to claims made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
14 Feb, 2025, 06.32 PM IST
UN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is 'out of control'Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press that the ...
03 Aug, 2022, 12.30 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 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
Russia occupies Chernobyl staff town, Kyiv saysEarlier, Kyiv announced that Russian troops had entered Slavutych and occupied the municipal hospital.
26 Mar, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Chernobyl staff rotated out for first time since site's capture by Russian forcesMore than three weeks ago Russian forces took control of the waste facilities near the now-defunct power plant that was the site of the wor...
21 Mar, 2022, 07.38 AM IST
Explained: What's behind latest scare at Chernobyl plant?Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the plant, which was occupied by Russian forces earlier in the Feb. 24 invasion, "lost all el...
10 Mar, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Ukraine's president urges Russians to protest over attack on nuclear plantA building at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was set ablaze during intense fighting, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday, triggering fears...
04 Mar, 2022, 07.53 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
Nuke blast may have triggered Chernobyl disaster: StudyThe steam explosion which ruptured the reactor vessel occurred some 2.7 seconds later, said De Geer, lead author of the study published in ...
20 Nov, 2017, 03.13 PM IST
Study Fukushima, Chernobyl before deciding on Jaitapur: Uddhav Thackeray"Countries like Japan and Germany are closing nuclear projects in a phased manner because of the threats they pose," he said.
16 May, 2015, 11.12 PM IST
- India inks pact with Ukraine on nuclear safety
The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Ukraine is one of only two classified accidents as a level 7 event on the International Nuclear Event ...
10 Dec, 2012, 04.11 PM IST
- Japan nuclear blast: US experts fear 'Chernobyl-like' crisis for Japan
US nuclear experts has warned that pumping sea water to cool nuclear reactor was an "act of desperation" that may foreshadow a Chernobyl-li...
13 Mar, 2011, 12.52 PM IST
- Ukraine pays homage to Chernobyl catastrophe victims
Ukraine on Saturday paid homage to victims of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, described by Kiev as a global "catastrophe", 22 years after ...
26 Apr, 2008, 05.13 PM IST
- Time to move ahead of Chernobyl disaster
Remembering the victims of the world's worst nuclear power reactor accident in Chernobyl, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has ...
27 Apr, 2007, 10.55 AM IST