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Wildfires near Ukraine's Chernobyl plant pose no radioactive threat: IAEA

Wildfires near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant do not pose a radioactive threat, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.

Russia's Chernobyl seizure risked nuclear accident: IAEA chief Grossi

Russian troops moved into the radiation-contaminated Chernobyl exclusion zone in February on their way toward the Ukrainian capital

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi to head mission to Chernobyl nuclear plant

Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director-General of the the IAEA, said he would head an assistance and support mission to Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant "as soon as possible".

IAEA chief Grossi visits Ukraine to discuss nuclear safety support

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Ukraine for talks with senior Ukrainian officials on delivering urgent technical assistance to ensure the security of the country's nuclear facilities

Forest fires in Chernobyl Exclusion zone cover over 10,000 acres

A top Ukrainian official said the raging forest fires, which broke out in the Exclusion Zone of the now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, cover more than 10,000 hectares now

Chernobyl workers at risk due to Russian shelling, says IAEA

The Vienna-based IAEA said Ukrainian authorities have informed that workers of the now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant were at risk due to continued Russian shelling

Partial power line restored at Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant: Kyiv to IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency says that, according to the Ukrainian regulator, some of the power lines linking Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant to the electricity grid have been repaired

Several arrested in Fordo nuclear facility sabotage plot, says Iran

Iranian state television has reported that paramilitary Revolutionary Guard arrested members of a network working for Israel that planned to sabotage Iran's major underground nuclear facility at Fordo

Russia plans to take full control of Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant: IAEA

Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that Russia plans to take full and permanent control of Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant under Rosatom management, Director General said

Ukraine has lost connection with Chernobyl nuclear plant, says IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday that Ukraine had lost all communication with the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Ukraine warns of radiation leak risk after power cut at Chernobyl plant

The plant was captured by Russian forces after the Kremlin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24

IAEA loses contact with monitoring systems installed at Chernobyl

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which was taken over by Russian forces last month, has stopped transmitting data to the IAEA, the UN atomic watchdog has said

Ukraine: Chernobyl NPP no longer sending safeguards monitoring system data

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is no longer transmitting data from safeguards monitoring systems installed at the facility, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General informed

Russian forces aiming to capture another nuke plant in Ukraine: Official

Russian forces are aiming to capture another nuclear plant in Ukraine after the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant was seized last week, a top official in Kiev said

Russia's nuclear plant attack revives Chernobyl disaster fears

The UN nuclear energy watchdog said no radiation was released after Russian forces shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in the early hours of Friday.

Ukraine crisis: How dangerous was Russia's nuclear plant strike?

As claimed by Ukrainian officials, the reactor that was hit was offline, but still contained highly radioactive nuclear fuel

Russia-Ukraine war reaches nuclear sites, raises worldwide concern

Russian troops have taken over the closed nuclear power plant at Chernobyl and the active nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhia, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River, in the city of Enerhodar

Russia War: Fighting stops in Ukraine's power plant, radiation level normal

Fighting has stopped near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Friday and radiation levels are currently normal.Zaporizhzhia power plant spokesperson Andrey Tuz said the plant has not sustained any critical damage, although only one power generation unit out of six is operational as the fire continued at the facilityAs per Eastern European media, NEXTA, there was no threat of radiation spread."According to Andrey Tuz, spokesman of the press service of the nuclear power plant, there is no threat of radiation spread," tweeted NEXTA.Earlier Friday, Ukrainian officials said firefighters were unable to access the nuclear plant. Tuz said when firefighters initially arrived, they were met with guns and turned around.Ukrainian authorities said about 2:30 a.m. local time Friday that a fire had broken out at the nuclear power complex, located in Enerhodar, southeastern Ukraine.The plant is the largest of its kind in Ukraine and contains six of the country's 15 nuclear energy reactors, ...

Japan's Nikkei slips to 15-month low as Russia Ukraine crisis intensifies

Japan's Nikkei index hit a 15-month low on Friday as global markets remain on edge following reports of Europe's largest nuclear power plant set on fire amid an intensifying war between Ukraine-Russia

Russian forces take control of crucial Ukrainian energy hub and seacoast

Russian forces battled for control of the city that is home to biggest nuclear power plant in Europe in Ukraine's south on Thursday and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea