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Ukraine energy ministry deletes statement on talk of possible Rosatom sanctions

Ukraine on Thursday deleted a statement saying Energy Minister German Galushchenko had discussed the possibility of sanctions on Russia's nuclear power supplier Rosatom with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022

IAEA still working on Ukraine power plant plan despite Putin bluster

The head of the United Nations atomic agency said on Wednesday he would not abandon a plan to create a protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant despite Russian plans to mobilize new troops and hold a referendum in the region.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022

Anti-radiation tablets handed out over nuclear fears amid Vladimir Putin's threat

Iodide tablets have been distributed among citizens in Poland, its Ministry announced on Monday, following grave concerns of a possible radiation hazard of nuclear power plants in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

Russia accused of 'nuclear terrorism' by Ukraine after missile strike near power plant

The missile landed just 300m from the plant itself, the energy operator said.

Irish Mirror · Sep 19, 2022

German nuclear reactor leak poses no safety threat but complicates plans

E.ON has informed the German government of a leak at the Isar 2 nuclear power plant which has not compromised security but could complicate the government's winter energy plan, the environment ministry said on Monday.

Reuters · Sep 19, 2022

Ukraine says Russian missile strike came close to nuclear reactor

"A few hundred meters and we would have woken up in a completely different reality," a Ukrainian official said.

Axios · Sep 19, 2022

Ukraine says a Russian missile struck close to a nuclear power plant

Ukrainian authorities said that the three reactors were not hit, but denounced the attack as an act of "nuclear terrorism."

WEKU · Sep 19, 2022

Russia accused of 'nuclear terrorism' following missile strike

A RUSSIAN missile strike has hit a facility close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine in what has been described as an act of “nuclear…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2022

Russia targets another nuclear power plant in Ukraine

‘Russia endangers the whole world,’ says Ukraine’s President Zelensky

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

Environment groups attack EU's green label for gas, nuclear

Several environmental groups have launched legal challenges to the European Union’s decision to label investments in gas and nuclear power as green

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022