Page 3 - Nuclear Plant

Ukraine on edge as Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, region's towns shelled

Moscow reports more shelling near Russia-held plant; no new information from Ukraine nuclear operator * IAEA awaits clearance to visit Zaporizhzhia plant

At UNSC, India voices concern over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine

This concern comes as recent weeks have seen an escalation in shelling in and around Europe's largest nuclear facility

UN chief demands halt to "nuclear saber-rattling'' at Ukrainian nuke plant

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded a halt to nuclear saber-rattling, saying the world is at a maximum moment of danger and all countries with nuclear weapons must make a commitment to no first-use. The UN chief on Monday told the Security Council that the commitment to dialogue and reason that led to the recent deal restarting grain and fertiliser shipments from Ukraine and Russia must be applied to the critical situation at Europe's largest nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine, where continued shelling and fighting in the area has raised fears of a nuclear catastrophe. Saying humanity's future is in our hands today, Guterres urged all countries to recommit to a world free of nuclear weapons and to spare no effort to come to the negotiating table to ease tensions and end the nuclear arms race, once and for all. The secretary-general spoke at a council meeting organised by China, which holds the presidency this month, on promoting common securit

World powers appeal for military restraint at Ukrainian nuclear plant

The leaders of Germany, France, Britain and the US have called for warring sides to show restraint around Ukraine's embattled Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

California nuclear power plant extension challenged in legislative proposal

A proposal circulated Friday by California Democratic legislators would reject Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to extend the lifespan of the state's last operating nuclear power plant and instead spend over $1 billion to speed up the development of renewable energy, new transmission lines and storage to maintain reliable power in the climate change era. The legislative plan obtained by The Associated Press reveals mounting tension between the Democratic governor and some members of his own party over a politically volatile issue. The rift was revealed one week after Newsom proposed giving plant operator Pacific Gas & Electric a forgivable loan up to $1.4 billion as part of a plan to keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant running beyond its scheduled closing by 2025. Newsom has argued that as hotter temperatures drive up the demand for power, the twin-domed reactors along the coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco would provide a necessary buffer against electrical blackouts, as

Live news: Putin's war hurls Russian economy back four years in one quarter

Live news updates: The jolt of international sanctions over the war disrupted trade and threw industries like car manufacturing into paralysis while consumer spending seized up

Concerns rise over shelling of Ukrainia's Zaporizhzhya nuke plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for sanctions to be imposed on Russia's nuclear industry following the shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

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