The Ukrainian government is seeking solutions to repair the containment vessel at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which has been damaged by a Russian drone attack, as reported by Reuters. Minister ...

In a nutshell: A massive containment structure meant to keep the Chernobyl ruins stable for decades may now be critically compromised. New IAEA inspections point to war-related damage that could ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed this week that the New Safe Confinement structure—designed to confine radiation at the ...

The containment structure over the damaged Chernobyl reactor has lost its essential safety functionality. This was the conclusion reached by a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency ...

(Reuters) -Russian air strikes have cut power to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine's Energy Ministry said on Wednesday, including a new containment unit erected to minimise ...

KIEV, Ukraine - An international effort to seal the destroyed remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded in Ukraine 30 years ago is finally close to completion, and remarkably, considering the ...

Chernobyl Safety Containment By Tim Porter - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63469363 Structural weaknesses have emerged in ...

The protective shield that covers the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has "lost safety function" following a drone strike in February, the UN nuclear watchdog has said. The shield, which was ...