On the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, POWER visits the site to document the decommissioning effort and ...

New Scientist reporter Matthew Sparkes secured unrivalled access to Chernobyl's most crucial scientific sites, where ...

April marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Find out more about what happened and the ...

Preparatory work has begun for installing solar panels which the operators of the Chernobyl plant site say will help meet energy needs if external power is lost. Work taking place, close to the New ...

Forty years ago, the catastrophic explosion at Chernobyl sent plumes of radioactive waste into the atmosphere. Now, New ...

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The collapse of the Shelter facility could happen at any moment and would mean the end of any urgent work to control ...

A contract has been signed for the development of detailed design documentation for work on parts of the turbine hall and deaerator stack that extend beyond the giant New Safe Confinement arch-shaped ...

Italy abandoned nuclear power after Chernobyl and Fukushima. Now, rising energy demand and geopolitics are forcing a rethink.

The remains of the world’s worst nuclear accident were contained in a vast steel structure. Then the Russian drone hit ...

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Chernobyl lay on the path to the capital Kyiv. When the plant was occupied by Russian ...