January 27, 2023 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Hungary will thwart EU sanctions against Russia’s state nuclear corporation, reports say Hungary will veto any European Union sanctions against Russia affecting nuclear energy, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on […]
January 19, 2023 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine IAEA plans continuous presence at all Ukrainian nuclear sites as war grinds on The International Atomic Energy Agency is placing groups of experts at all four of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants to reduce the chances of […]
December 8, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Kyiv and Moscow trade accusations while safety zone around nuke plant is discussed The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the goal of a proposed safety zone around the besieged Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in […]
December 5, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Will Russia raise its sunken subs now that it has invaded Ukraine? When Russia assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021, Moscow brought the environmentally minded eight-nation body an […]
December 1, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s nuclear icebreaker port says sanctions aren’t impacting decommissioning work Sanctions imposed against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine have not hampered the decommissioning and dismantlement of retired nuclear […]
November 27, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Bellona closes its offices in Russia Bellona was active in Russia for more than 30 years. Now those activities have ceased, and Bellona has established a new office in Vilnius, […]
November 21, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Renewed shelling at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant a ‘close call’ UN says Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, now under Russian control, was rocked over the weekend by a renewed barrage of shelling over the […]
October 19, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Moscow says it now runs Europe’s largest nuclear plant, causing chaos and confusion In the days since Moscow held a forced vote annexing four regions in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Europe’s […]
October 4, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Following Russia’s sham referendums in Ukraine, who’s in charge of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — Kyiv or Moscow? The head of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was abducted and later released by Russian forces, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog […]
September 20, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Russian missiles strike near another Ukrainian nuclear plant A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in Southern Ukraine Monday, damaging nearby equipment but not hitting its […]
September 12, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Ukraine completely shuts down Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant over safety concerns Ukraine says it has shut down the last working reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as a safety measure while ongoing fighting […]
September 6, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine IAEA calls for safety zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant Shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has international monitors “gravely concerned” and a protected security zone […]
September 1, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN mission reaches embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine An international team of nuclear experts arrived at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Thursday, Ukrainian nuclear […]
August 30, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Hungary moves forward with Russian-built nuclear plant, despite war Hungary’s nuclear regulator has granted a construction licence for two new reactors at the Paks nuclear power plant, which are to be […]
August 29, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN Inspectors head to embattled Ukrainian nuclear plant The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that a support and assistance mission to the embattled […]
August 25, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant briefly cut off from Ukraine’s grid due to shelling The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant briefly suffered a complete disconnection from Ukraine’s power grid Thursday for the first […]
August 19, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Putin agrees to UN inspection of occupied nuclear power plant President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emanual Macron called for an independent inspection of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya […]
August 11, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Fresh strikes at Ukrainian nuclear plant provoke UN alarm Russian and Ukraine traded blame Thursday as Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, currently held by Russian troops, was again subjected […]
August 8, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Russia and Ukraine trade blame over rocket strikes near nuclear plant Ukraine accused Russian forces over the weekend of launching rockets at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, further stoking fears of an […]
August 4, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Rosatom signs new construction contract for Turkish nuclear plant The Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Ministry this week said it would seek to resolve a dispute among parties involved in building a $20 […]
