The catastrophe that unfolded at Chernobyl in 1986 was supposed to be entombed behind layers of concrete and steel, a ...

The structure that was supposed to seal Chernobyl’s most dangerous ruins for a century has lost its core safety function, ...

Chernobyl’s protective shield built disaster can no longer contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster after being ...

The IAEA warns that repeated power losses at nuclear sites pose "unacceptable risks" and urges all sides to protect the ...

Ukraine said in February a Russian drone had struck the protective shelter housing the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, the site ...

A 2025 drone strike has compromised the New Safe Confinement structure at Chernobyl, with the IAEA warning the shield no longer guarantees long-term containment.

IAEA reports drone damage to Chernobyl safety structure. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that the ...

The word “Chernobyl” has long been synonymous with the catastrophic reactor explosion of 1986 — grim shorthand for what still qualifies, more than three decades later, as the world’s worst nuclear ...

Scientists found Chernobyl fuel grains that still contain radioactive gases and operational secrets from the reactor after 30 years ...

A study reveals that the cause of Chernobyl was not hidden fission, but changes in humidity inside the reactor, revealed by ...

Whether a nuclear renaissance actually occurs in the coming decade or two depends on three fundamental questions: Are the new designs safer than their predecessors? Do the new designs lead to changes ...

The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine ...