The International Atomic Energy Agency said that a Russian drone strike back in February damaged the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster so badly that a protective shield can no longer contain ...

Structural weaknesses have emerged in the protective shield over Chernobyl's destroyed Reactor 4 following a February 2025 drone strike, raising significant long-term concerns about the security of ...

The arch-shaped New Safe Confinement structure built over the remains of Chernobyl's destroyed unit 4 suffered such extensive damage in a drone strike in February that it may not be possible to ...

Ukraine’s nuclear regulator has approved the release of the first 20 tonnes of carbon steel from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant for reuse elsewhere in the country. The commercial operation of the ...

A steel shield preventing radiation spread from the Chernobyl site isn't working as intended anymore. The IAEA said on Friday that the New Safe Confinement shelter had "lost its primary safety ...

(Reuters) -Russian air strikes have cut power to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine's Energy Ministry said on Wednesday, including a new containment unit erected to minimise ...

Research over the years has found that a black mold, formed from a number of different fungi, has been growing toward radioactive particles, and surviving on ionizing radiation, at the Chernobyl ...