Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately targeting the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters since they invaded the ...

Warnings are mounting over the structural integrity of the radiation shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, with ...

Temporary repairs are planned in 2026 to pave the way for permanent restoration, the United Nations agency said.

The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to ...

The protective shield over Chernobyl’s destroyed reactor no longer works after a February drone strike, the IAEA said. The blast damaged the New Safe Confinement’s outer cladding and triggered a fire, ...

UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) noted that the New Safe Confinement (NSC) was “severely damaged” during a February attack and has “lost its primary safety functions, ...

Exactly 33 years after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, the name "Chernobyl" is still synonymous with disaster. And still, people are fascinated by the mystery of what exactly happened that ...

Bizarre changes in animal behaviour and appearance have unfolded at the highly reactive Chernobyl site in the 40 years since the disaster - including 'evolving' dogs and cancer-resistant wolves ...