The Latest Breaking News from Chernobyl

Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia power cuts: nervous wait as Ukraine nuclear power plants could start leaking radiation

The catastrophic disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 was caused by an explosion at the Reactor 4 Unit. This expelled a sizeable quantity of radioactive material into the surroundings, alongside a partial meltdown of the reactor core. The last few decades have seen substantial international efforts to…

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2022

Nuclear safety watchdog loses contact with Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine after capture by Russian forces

The world’s nuclear safety watchdog has lost contact with the captured Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine, just hours after warning of a potential disaster in Chernobyl.

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2022

Lukashenko orders Belarusian specialists to ensure power supply to Chernobyl plant - BelTA

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed Belarusian specialists to ensure power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the BelTA news agency reported on Thursday.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022

Ukraine's deputy PM on Mariupol hospital: 'There is no doubt this was a targeted attack'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna confirmed an attack from Russian forces on a children's hospital in the city of Mariupol, saying "there is no doubt this has been a targeted attack". She also warned that Russia had shut off the Chernobyl nuclear plant…

France 24 · Mar 9, 2022

Russia says Ukrainian forces struck power lines supplying Chernobyl plant

Russia's defence ministry accused Ukrainian forces of attacking power lines and a substation feeding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in what it said was a "dangerous provocation", the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

France, Europe alarmed by Russian threat to nuclear facilities, EU walks out of IAEA meeting

France says it is in direct contact with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as Paris seeks to assess the situation at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant amid growing fears that Russia's invasion could deliberately target nuclear facilities.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 9, 2022

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister warns of potential Chernobyl disaster due to power cut but IAEA says situation is not critical

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereschuk tells the ABC's Four Corners she is concerned about a potential catastrophe if power is not restored at the plant within the next 48 hours.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022

Ukraine calls for ceasefire to restore power at Chernobyl

Ukraine reports power cut at the Chernobyl nuclear plant as IAEA says outage has no ‘critical impact’ on safety.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2022

Ukraine: ‘Several areas of concern’ after Chernobyl power plant knocked off grid, experts say

Without power, the ‘parameters of nuclear and radiation safety’ cannot be controlled, authorities warn

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Chernobyl nuclear plant ‘cut from power network’, says state energy company

Officials are said to be unable to monitor radiation levels at the facility after power was severed on Wednesday

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022