The Latest Breaking News from Chornobyl

Chornobyl radiation detectors back online, levels normal - IAEA

Radiation detectors in the Exclusion Zone around Ukraine's defunct Chornobyl nuclear power plant are back online for the first time since Russia seized the area on Feb. 24, and radiation levels are normal, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jun 7, 2022

Radiation in safe range where Chornobyl soil was dug up, IAEA says

Radiation levels in a part of Chornobyl's exclusion zone where Ukraine has said Russian troops dug trenches in the highly contaminated soil are elevated but still well within the safe range, the U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief said on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

IAEA says it has agreed with Ukraine to help repair damage to Chornobyl

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday said he had agreed with Ukraine to help repair the defunct Chornobyl nuclear power plant after it was occupied by Russian troops.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

IAEA Says Loses Contact with Chernobyl Nuclear Data Systems

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct plant, site of a 1986 disaster that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022