Chernobyl

The images, first shared online by Dogs of Chernobyl, a volunteer group that cares for stray animals in the exclusion zone, have quickly gone viral.

Chernobyl’s mutant wolves have developed anti-cancer abilities

New research indicates that wolves living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) have evolved anti-cancer genomes

Chernobyl radiation 'abnormal' since Russian takeover: IAEA chief

The UN atomic watchdog chief on Tuesday described radiation levels at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site as "abnormal", saying the area's brief Russian occupation had been "very, very dangerous".

Russians leave Chernobyl site as fighting rages elsewhere

US intelligence officials have concluded that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the war is going because they are afraid to tell him the truth

Ukraine says Russian forces near Chernobyl could pose new radiation threat

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Russian forces were "militarising" the exclusion zone around the station, site of the world's worst civil nuclear accident in 1986.

Russia-Ukraine conflict | Everything you need to know about Chernobyl power plant, site of the worst nuclear disaster in history

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history both in cost and causalities. With war breaking out between Russia and Ukraine, the site has once again resurfaced in the headlines.

Chernobyl nuclear plant power line damaged by Russian forces, says grid operator

A high-voltage power line to Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant was damaged by Russian forces not long after electricity supplies were restored to the facility, grid operator Ukrenergo said in a statement.

IAEA says it has lost contact with Chernobyl nuclear data systems

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi "indicated that remote data transmission from safeguards monitoring systems installed at the Chornobyl NPP had been lost", the agency said in a statement.

Attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant triggers worldwide alarm

The attack triggered global alarm and fear of a catastrophe that could dwarf the world’s worst nuclear disaster, at Ukraine’s Chernobyl in 1986

UN nuclear watchdog to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine

Russian forces have seized the spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident at a now-defunct power plant.

Ukraine nuclear agency finds Chernobyl radiation rise

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate said on Friday that higher gamma radiation levels have been detected in the Chernobyl zone, but didn’t provide details of the increase.

Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces, says Ukrainian official

"Russian occupying forces are trying to take over the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Our soldiers are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 does not happen again," Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter, referring to the date of the disaster and dubbed the attack "a declaration of war on all of Europe".

Abandoned plant and wasteland: Ukraine eyes UNESCO World Heritage tag for Chernobyl

On April 26, the former Soviet republic marks the 35th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when a reactor at the plant, located some 108 km (67 miles) north of the capital Kyiv, exploded during a botched safety test.

Ukraine seeks World Heritage status for Chernobyl zone

More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO.

Fire raging near Ukraine's Chernobyl poses radiation risk, say activists

Ukraine’s Emergency Situations Service said it was still fighting the fires, but that the situation was under control.

Forest fires near Chernobyl increase radiation level by 16 times

The Ukraine Emergency Services Ministry informed that 130 firefighters are currently engaged in efforts to contain the fire, with the help of two planes and a helicopter

Quake of magnitude 5.0 hits Tokyo and eastern Japan

The US Geological Survey (USGS) put the epicentre of the quake 44 km (27 miles) northeast of Tokyo at a depth of about 44 km. There were no were immediate reports of damage.

Japan's 'Long War' to shut down Fukushima

Japan faces an unprecedented clean-up that experts say could cost at least USD 100 billion for decommissioning the reactors and another USD 400 billion for compensating victims and decontaminating areas outside the plant

Will the nuclear power industry regain public trust?

Call it the Fukushima effect or a political mishap, mass protests have stalled the Jaitapur plant in Maharashtra, and now Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu

Crisis-hit Tepco books $7.4 bn quarterly loss

Tokyo Electric Power, the operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant, reported a USD 7.4 billion quarterly loss due to a massive provision to compensate victims of the nuclear disaster, soaring fuel costs and a dive in sales.

Chernobyl: 25 and Barren

The tragic events in Japan have reminded mankind about the most terrible nuclear disaster in human history — the Chernobyl accident in Ukraine.

Oil slumps on growth worries; stocks drop

Oil prices suffered their biggest two-day loss in 11 months and stocks dropped on Tuesday on concerns about the strength of global growth and as Goldman Sachs warned crude was set for a pullback.

GE's Immelt to meet with Tepco officials in Japan

General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt is headed to Japan to meet with officials including executives at Tokyo Electric Power Co, which operates the Fukushima power plant that is the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

France, US to help Japan in nuclear crisis

France and the United States will help Japan in its battle to contain radiation from a crippled nuclear complex where plutonium finds have raised public alarm over the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.

US halts Japan food imports, Tokyo water contaminated

The United States became the first nation to block imports from ally Japan's radiation zone, saying it will halt milk, vegetable and fruit from areas near the tsunami-smashed nuclear plant because of contamination fears.