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The Latest Breaking News from Chernobyl

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

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

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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.

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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…

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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

The Independent UK

Ukraine claims Russia is ‘planning man-made disaster’ at Chernobyl amid fears over nuclear sites

Russian forces will blame the attack on Ukraine, intelligence officials warned

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Russia's nuclear near-miss in Ukraine

Surveillance footage caught Russian soldiers firing rocket-propelled grenades into the plant's buildings

The Independent UK

Fears mount over Russian chemical weapons as battle for Kyiv accelerates

Ukrainian intelligence claims Putin planning ‘false flag’ attack on Chernobyl power plant

Newsroom.co.nz

What nuclear energy has to do with nuclear war

Nuclear weapons have been branded as 'bad' and nuclear energy as 'good', and it's impacting our abilities to notice the material threats Ukraine is facing, argues Dr Karly Burch.

ABC News

What we know about Chernobyl since Russia took control of the site after invading Ukraine

Russian forces have been in control of the defunct Chernobyl site since its invasion of Ukraine began, prompting concerns about the defunct nuclear site's safety.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: UN stresses ‘urgent’ need for talks

Ukraine-Russia news from March 11: UN says it is not aware of Ukraine biological weapons programme.

Daily Mirror

'Growing issue' with nuclear safety in Ukraine as Chernobyl remains in 'blackout'

Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there is no confirmation that power has been restored at Chernobyl

Reuters

Ukrainian couple evacuated from Chernobyl in 80s are now trapped by war

Halyna and Valeriy, a Ukrainian couple in their 60s, were evacuated from their home near the Chernobyl plant where they worked as engineers when a reactor exploded in 1986, triggering the world's worst nuclear accident.

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