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Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffers 'complete blackout' as fears grow over site

People in the region have been left horrified after Ukraine's national nuclear energy company says the lack of power at Chernobyl risks sending radioactive substances into the air

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022

Ukraine does not know what's happening at occupied nuclear plants, says energy minister

The Ukrainian authorities do not know what the radiation levels are at Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as they have not heard about what is happening there since it was seized by Russian troops, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

IAEA Says Loses Contact with Chernobyl Nuclear Data Systems

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct plant, site of a 1986 disaster that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022

Fears for 'exhausted' staff trapped at Chernobyl plant in 'worsening' conditions

The UN's nuclear watchdog says monitoring systems are no longer transmitting data from the plant, which was the scene of the 1986 disaster, after it was taken over by Russian troops

Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Strike hits Mariupol hospital complex

Ukraine news for March 9: Russian attack hits a children’s hospital in besieged port city, Ukrainian officials say.

Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2022

Ukraine-Russia war updates: Humanitarian corridors open in six cities, Ukraine authorities say — as it happened

In the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol there have been claims of shelling as elsewhere residents are looking to exit through humanitarian corridors.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2022

IAEA loses contact with safeguards monitoring systems at Chernobyl

Systems monitoring nuclear material at the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl in Ukraine, which were taken over by Russian forces last month, have stopped transmitting data to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, it said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 8, 2022

Chernobyl hero who 'saved the world' runs for his life as his home is blitzed by Russia

Alexei - or Oleksiy - Ananenko, 62, waded through radioactive water to successfully prevent a second cataclysmic explosion at the stricken Chernobyl nuclear reactor

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

Russia backs IAEA chief's idea of Ukraine meeting but not at Chernobyl

Russia backs U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi's idea of a trilateral meeting with Ukraine on ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities there during Russia's invasion but not at Chernobyl as Grossi wants, Moscow's envoy to the watchdog said.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

EU Asks UN Watchdog to Safeguard Ukraine's Nuclear Plants

The European Union has asked the UN nuclear watchdog to safeguard Ukraine's nuclear plants, two of which are now under Russian control, and mobilize international help in case of an emergency, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Russian forces have seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe' biggest, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2022