Nuclear plant

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused Ukraine of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power station, without presenting any evidence. “The enemy tried to strike the nuclear power plant at night, the International Atomic Energy...

Moscow plans to contribute its expertise in “nuclear space energy” to a joint lunar program with China, including a nuclear power plant on the moon, Russia’s space agency chief Yuri Borisov said on Monday. Borisov warned...

According to the plant operator, two of the four workers who were splashed with radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear facility were sent to the hospital as a precaution. The incident on Wednesday brings to...

The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency, Rafael Grossi, is scheduled to visit Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Wednesday. The facility is currently under the control of Russian forces, and there are ongoing...

The operator of a nuclear facility in Minnesota said on Thursday the plant suffered a leak last November of water containing radioactive tritium, but that contamination was largely limited to the plant itself. Xcel Energy, operator...

The Zaporizhzhia power station might be secured by UN forces, according to Ukraine’s nuclear chief. Since the beginning of the conflict, Russia has held control of the plant, which has been repeatedly attacked with each side...

In response to growing concerns about fighting nearby, Russian President Vladimir Putin has permitted independent inspectors to visit the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to the French president on Friday. A US defense official reported that...

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog told the Security Council on Thursday that the agency must be allowed to inspect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, saying that fighting near the site has sparked a “grave” crisis....

The largest nuclear power plant in Europe was allegedly fired upon by Ukrainian forces on Monday, and the Kremlin warned that the purported attacks could have “catastrophic consequences.” Moscow was blamed by Kyiv, who also demanded...

Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, charged Russia on Saturday with using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station “for terror” after the facility’s operator reported significant damage there. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the country’s south...