In a nutshell: A massive containment structure meant to keep the Chernobyl ruins stable for decades may now be critically compromised. New IAEA inspections point to war-related damage that could ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Although the immediate attack didn’t pose a radiological threat, a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) states that the ...

Chernobyl's nuclear plant still stands frozen in time 40 years later, preserving the scars of disaster while shaping the ...

More than three decades after the worst nuclear accident in history, workers are still scrambling to prevent the spread of radiation. On April 26, 1986, the core of a reactor opened at the Chernobyl ...

Fears are increasing of a nuclear catastrophe near Chernobyl (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Fears are growing over the possibility of another catastrophic nuclear disaster as Russia continues to launch ...

A drone hit the protective shell around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in February A protective shield covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine can no longer provide its main containment ...

Ukrainian prosecutors believe the strike may have been intentional, citing the steep angle of impact. Russia has denied any role, describing the incident as a Ukrainian "provocation." ...

The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart in the dead of night.The first, at 1:23 a.m. April 26, 1986, spread a cloud of deadly radiation that raised fears across ...

On April 26, 1986 — 40 years ago today — a reactor at a Soviet nuclear power station 80 miles from Kiev — now Kyiv, Ukraine — exploded. Much of the radioactive core was vaporized, thrown into the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed this week that the New Safe Confinement structure—designed to confine radiation at the ...

As the world prepares to mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, Ukraine's top prosecutor has accused Russia of deploying drones and missiles along corridors near the ...