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Ukraine state nuclear company unable to monitor radiation levels around Chernobyl

Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom warned on Monday that radiation levels around the occupied Chernobyl nuclear plant risked rising because its radiation monitoring system and forest fire-fighting service were not working.

Reuters

Chernobyl staff rotated out for first time since site's capture -IAEA

Around half the single shift of staff who have been working non-stop at the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl since Russian forces seized the site last month have been relieved by other Ukrainian staff, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.

Reuters

‘We will not surrender the station’: Concern over Russian attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants

Pavlo Pavlyshyn, the director of the Rivne nuclear power plant, has been working in Ukraine’s atomic power industry since 1992. He spoke to FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg about the current dangers at Ukraine’s power plants, only three of which – including Rivne – remain under Ukrainian control.

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In Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, exhausted hostages work at gunpoint after Russian occupation

For more than three decades, very little has disturbed the vast exclusion zone around Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, just as authorities intended. That is, until Russian troops moved in, kicking up radioactive dust in their wake.

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Lanarkshire club to host disco fundraiser for Ukrainian charity

Proceeds from nostalgic event at Airdrie Working Men's Club will go to the Chernobyl Children's Lifeline

Daily Record

Is a nuclear disaster likely in Ukraine?

The IAEA and nuclear experts warn Ukrainian nuclear sites are at risk. Is a major nuclear incident possible?

Al Jazeera

Chernobyl nuclear plant in 'new accident' fears as staff 'held at gunpoint' by Russian forces

The mayor of a town near to the nuclear power plant warned of a 'complete catastrophe' as food and fuel supplies come close to running out.

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All Russia's evil ploys to win Ukraine war - from kidnapping mayors to hacking TV show

From the start of the war in Ukraine, Russia has used severe actions to try and turn the tide, from lying to their people, to disconnecting Chernobyl and bombing hospitals

Daily Mirror

Mayor of town housing workers at Chernobyl warns of ‘another Fukushima’ as hostages run out of food and fuel

Mayor wants humanitarian corridor for workers on the edge ‘due to physical and emotional exhaustion’

The Independent UK

Chernobyl 'in danger of new nuclear catastrophe with 100 staff hostage at gunpoint'

Reports warned of a 'complete catastrophe' as food and fuel supplies run out - including emergency generators for back up control of the plant's safety systems

Daily Mirror

Zaporizhzhia: Russia detonated explosives at damaged Ukrainian nuclear plant, IAEA told

Chernobyl re-connected to national electricity grid, Ukrainian regulators tell international agency

The Independent UK

Ukraine tells IAEA Russia preventing it from answering Chernobyl questions

Russia's control of radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl is limiting the flow of information out of them such that Ukraine cannot fully answer all the International Atomic Energy Agency's questions, the Ukrainian nuclear regulator has told the IAEA.

Reuters

What is potassium iodide? The drug is in demand as Russia’s invasion stokes radiation fears

Potassium iodide has become a hot commodity as the war in Ukraine raises fears of global nuclear conflict

The Independent UK

Power Restored at Ukraine’s Chernobyl

Power has been restored at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, the International Atomic Energy Agency said late Monday. Separately, Ukraine's state nuclear operator Energoatom accused the Russian military of detonating ammunition at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the country's…

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Ukraine: Chernobyl powerline damaged by Russian forces just a day after electricity restored

The power line supplying the Chernobyl nuclear plant has been damaged by Russian forces just a day after it was repaired, Ukraine’s state power company has claimed.

Reuters

Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant has no external electricity supply again - grid operator

The head of Ukraine's state-owned grid operator, Ukrenergo, said on Monday the Chernobyl nuclear power station was relying on electricity from diesel generators after external power supplies to the plant were damaged again.

Reuters

Chernobyl nuclear plant power line damaged by Russian forces - 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 on Monday.

The Independent UK

Power is back on at Chernobyl power station as ‘nuclear disaster averted’

Power cut at the plant led to concerns over the risk of radiation leak if the power line was not repaired

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Civilian convoy leaves besieged Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 14: Attempts to evacuate civilians and deliver humanitarian aid has failed for several days.

Reuters

Ukraine says power has been restored to Chernobyl power station

Ukraine's atomic energy ministry on Sunday said power had been restored to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which meant cooling systems would operate normally and not have to use backup power.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: 2,187 residents killed in Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 13: About 100 aerial bombs have been dropped on Mariupol as Russian forces blockade the city.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plants Being Run by Ukrainian Staff, Says Russia

The Ukrainian nuclear power plants at Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia, both now under the control of Russian forces, are being run and managed by their Ukrainian staff, Russia's atomic energy agency Rosatom said on Saturday, according to the RIA news agency. Rosatom's statement said an external power supply was being restored…

Daily Mirror

Russia 'stockpiling Ukrainian corpses for false-flag terror attack at Chernobyl'

Vladimir Putin has told his troops to stockpile fallen Ukrainian soldiers to use as evidence of their involvement when they release radioactive waste at the Chernobyl nuclear site, the Ukrainian Government claims

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Accuses Russia of Violating Nuclear Safety Principles in Ukraine

The United States on Friday accused Russia of violating nuclear safety principles in Ukraine and demanded its invading forces stop firing on nuclear power plants, but added that there were no signs detected yet of any radiological release. US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a Twitter post that radiation…

Daily Mirror

Russian troops in charge of Chernobyl plant 'have no clue' about nuclear safety

Russian soldiers who have taken over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have no idea about safety protocol and are making staff work long shifts at gun point, it is claimed

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