The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant in southern Ukraine was operating on emergency diesel generators on Monday after Russian shelling cut off its external power supply, Ukraine's state nuclear energy company said.

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was disconnected from the national power grid on Monday following Russian shelling, prompting backup diesel generators to kick in, state nuclear energy firm Energoatom said. "Russian terrorists once again shelled critical infrastructure substations in Ukraine-controlled territory, resulting in the shutdown of the last 750 kV…

Japan's government is considering extending its 60-year limit on the operation of nuclear power plants and may submit legislation on new rules next year, as it grapples with tight energy supplies and rising costs, the Nikkei daily reported on Friday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Moscow must be made to comply with demands by the U.N. nuclear watchdog to allow the demilitarisation of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

The head of Ukraine's state nuclear energy firm decried as "fake news" on Thursday Moscow's assertions that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant would require Russian fuel.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant will switch to Russian nuclear fuel after it has used up its current reserves, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Thursday, citing an official with Russia's nuclear power operator Rosenergoatom.

New national security strategy warns of Russia as more immediate threat and China as long-term competitor

A Ukrainian nuclear power plant that has been surrounded by Russian forces lost power when a Russian missile damaged a distant electrical substation — increasing the risk of a radiation disaster

A missile struck an electrical substation causing the plant to shutdown its final external power source