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UN inspectors to stay in Ukraine nuclear plant to ensure safety
Sep 02, 2022 (AFP)
A 14-strong team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Thursday as global conce...
Shelling closes one reactor at Ukraine plant; Playing with fire warns ICRC chief
Sep 01, 2022 (AFP)
The shutdown came as a team of UN experts was en route to inspect the plant -- Europe's largest atomic facility -- that is located on the frontline in an area r...
Johnson goes nuclear in parting shot as UK PM
Sep 01, 2022 (AFP)
The cash, unveiled at the Sizewell site in eastern England, comes as he seeks to improve UK energy security and fend off criticism over rocketing domestic fuel ...
UN team heads to Ukraine NPP despite shelling, IAEA wants permanent presence
Sep 01, 2022 (AFP)
Just before the 14-strong team from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) left for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine said Russian troops had shelled t...
IAEA chief says integrity of Ukraine nuclear plant 'violated'
Sep 01, 2022 (AFP)
Russian forces seized control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, Europe's largest, and the surrounding region shortly after the February 24 ...
Integrity of Ukraine's Russia-held nuclear plant 'violated': Grossi
Sep 01, 2022 (AFP)
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi led a team of inspectors to the Russian-controlled plant that has been frequently shelled in recent weeks raising fears of a nuclear in...
IAEA inspectors set off for Russian-held Ukrainian nuclear plant
Aug 31, 2022 (AFP)
The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's biggest, is on the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces, and the area has been shelled repeatedly in recent days, wi...
Zelensky meets IAEA team over nuclear plant as fighting rages in south
Aug 30, 2022 (AFP)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Kyiv late Monday at the head of a 14-strong team ahead of a visit to the Zaporizhzhia p...
Preparing for the worst near Ukraine's precarious nuclear plant
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
The city lies some 50 kilometres (30 miles) as the crow flies from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant which has been occupied by Russian troops since early March in...
US urges 'controlled shutdown' of Zaporizhzhia plant
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
White House national security spokesman John Kirby reiterated calls to create a demilitarized zone around the facility, which was occupied by Russian troops in ...
Finnish nuclear plant OL3 off grid for turbine issues
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
"The plant was disconnected from the grid unplanned around noon as a result of a fault on the turbine side," TVO spokeswoman Johanna Aho told AFP. The issue con...
IAEA chief taking team to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
The Zaporizhzhia plant -- Europe's largest atomic facility -- has been occupied by Russian troops since the start of the war. Moscow and Kyiv are trading blame ...
Energy crisis pushes nuclear comeback worldwide
Aug 27, 2022 (AFP)
Investment in nuclear power declined after Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster, the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986, as fears over its safety...
Hungary okays construction of Russian nuclear reactors
Aug 26, 2022 (AFP)
The war in Ukraine hasn't deterred Hungary's interest in the project to add to the four reactors already operating at the Paks site outside of Budapest. The fac...
Ukraine nuclear plant back online as inspection prepared
Aug 26, 2022 (AFP)
The plant -- Europe's largest nuclear facility -- was severed Thursday from Ukraine's power network for the first time in its four-decade history due to "action...
Staff work to end outage at Ukraine nuclear plant as inspection prepared
Aug 26, 2022 (AFP)
The plant -- Europe's largest facility -- was cut off from Ukraine's power network for the first time in its history on Thursday due to "actions of the invaders...
French nuclear group extends 4 reactor shutdowns for corrosion risks
Aug 25, 2022 (AFP)
France generates some 70 percent of its electricity from a fleet of 56 reactors, but 32 are currently offline either for routine maintenance or to evaluate the ...
US warns Moscow not to divert power from Ukraine nuclear plant
Aug 25, 2022 (AFP)
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is under occupation by Moscow's troops and was disconnected from the national power supply on Thursday, the state energy op...
Russia's Rosatom, IAEA discuss Ukraine nuclear plant visit
Aug 24, 2022 (AFP)
Recent shelling and fighting around the giant facility -- the largest in Europe -- has raised concerns of a nuclear incident comparable to Chernobyl, with Kyiv ...
Japan eyes nuclear power push to combat energy crunch
Aug 24, 2022 (AFP)
Such a move could prove controversial, after the 2011 Fukushima disaster led to the suspension of many nuclear reactors over safety fears. Like many countries, ...
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