June 10, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog again appeals for safety visit to besieged Ukrainian nuke plant Addressing days of feuding with Kyiv, the international Atomic Energy Agency head said the “highest levels” of the Ukrainian government…
June 8, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Ukraine rebuffs UN nuclear watchdog’s hope of visiting besieged nuclear plant Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom has heaped criticism on the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, denouncing the nuclear watchdog’s request to…
June 3, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Westinghouse to supply all of Ukraine’s nuclear fuel Ukraine has signed a deal for the US nuclear power company Westinghouse to supply fuel to all of its atomic…
June 1, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Ukrainian nuclear inspectorate in spat with IAEA over Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant Ukraine’s state nuclear inspectorate has accused International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi of falling for Russian propaganda and demanded…
June 1, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russian-Norwegian nuclear safety commission ceases work over war in Ukraine Russia has announced its withdrawal from a high-level joint commission it runs with Norway to ensure nuclear safety in the…
May 26, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine US university report argues for sanctioning Russia’s nuclear supply chain As numerous countries in the west consider taking aim at Russia with energy sanctions over Moscow’s attack on Ukraine, Russia’s…
May 24, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s Rosatom consolidates control over the Northern Sea Route President Vladimir Putin has signed off on giving full control of the coveted Northern Sea Route to Rosatom, the state…
May 19, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Russia says Ukraine could pay for power from besieged Zaporizhzhya plant Ukraine's state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo this week dismissed as "physically impossible" the suggestion by a Russian official that Ukraine’s besieged…
May 17, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Ukraine eyes more nuclear reactor construction after war ends Officials in Ukraine are mulling the construction of more nuclear reactors when the country’s grinding nearly 3-month-old war with Russia…
May 11, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog continues to press for visit to besieged nuclear power plant International Atomic Energy Agency head Rapael Grossi says he intends to keep pushing for a visit to the embattled Zaporizhzhe…
May 9, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Some licenses at Chernobyl suspended by regulator following Russian occupation Ukraine’s nuclear regulator has suspended a number of operating licenses at Chernobyl saying that the Russian troop occupation of the…
May 6, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog discusses Ukrainian reactor safety with Russian nuclear corporation As tense conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant continue, the UN’s nuclear watchdog met with Russia’s top nuclear official…
May 3, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog says situation at Russian-occupied Ukrainian nuclear plant is ‘unsustainable’ The United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that Russian troops are putting “unbelievable pressure” on workers at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear…
May 2, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Finland pulls plug on Russian-backed nuclear reactor project An energy consortium in Finland has abandoned a controversial plan to build a Russian nuclear power plant in the Nordic…
April 27, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Chernobyl observes grim anniversary in time of war In one of the Chernobyl accident’s most fraught anniversaries to date, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency paid…
April 25, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog to visit Chernobyl for wartime safety checkup The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday that its expert mission would travel to Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant on…
April 1, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Russian forces withdraw from Chernobyl amid allegations of radiation sickness Russian forces have reportedly returned control of Chernobyl to the Ukrainians and withdrawn troops amid reports that Russian soldiers have…
March 30, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog chief in Ukraine for safety talks The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi visited Ukraine on Tuesday unannounced to start providing assistance including experts and…
March 21, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Some workers at Russian-controlled Chernobyl finally allowed to go home Dozens of exhausted nuclear workers at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant, who have been working for three weeks straight ever…
March 21, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine A brief guide to Ukraine’s nuclear power plants With Russian forces occupying one of Ukraine’s four nuclear power plants as well the site of the decommissioned Chernobyl facility,…
