The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

Constant fear inside Ukraine’s captured nuclear plant

Workers describe the daily terror of working at the nuclear facility Russia has used as a shield for its attacks in recent weeks. Loveday Morris, Ievgeniia Sivorka and John Hudson report

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Under pressure: Ukrainians at nuclear plant work under Russian guns - technician

Ukrainian technicians at the Russian-held nuclear power plant hit by shelling work under the barrels of Russian guns and face huge pressure, but they are staying on to make sure there is no Chornobyl-style disaster, one of them said.

Reuters · Aug 16, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Keeping the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open is a dangerous waste of effort and money

When it comes to resurrection stories, the Bible's Lazarus may have nothing on California's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 16, 2022

Ukraine's president condemns 'Russia's nuclear terrorism' in call with Macron

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had discussed "Russia's nuclear terrorism" at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine during a call on Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Reuters · Aug 16, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: explosions reported in Crimea; Kyiv publishes identities of soldiers accused of war crimes – as it happened

Blasts reported in Simferopol and Mayskoye; eight Russian soldiers suspected of war crimes in Bucha identified by Ukraine

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2022

World loses if no action on Zaporizhzhia nuclear station -Zelenskiy

The world will lose to terrorism and give in to nuclear blackmail if it takes no action to prevent an accident at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Russia's Shoigu, U.N's Guterres discuss safe functioning of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu held a phone call with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss conditions for safe functioning of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the ministry said on Monday.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

U.N. can facilitate IAEA power plant visit, but Russia puts conditions

The United Nations has the logistics and security capacity to support a visit by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a spokesman said, but a Russia diplomat imposed conditions, saying routing any mission through Ukraine's capital was too dangerous.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Russia will facilitate IAEA mission to Ukrainian nuclear plant, foreign ministry says

Russia will do "everything necessary" to allow specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement published on Monday.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Ukraine targets Russian soldiers accused of threatening nuclear plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe's largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot from that they will become a "special target" for Ukrainian forces.

Reuters · Aug 14, 2022