Two weeks after it was hit by a drone, Ukrainian firefighters are still trying to extinguish smouldering fires within the large structure built over the reactor destroyed in the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear accident, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

Ukraine calls on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to urgently step up efforts to prevent hostile attacks on nuclear facilities after Russia's attack on the roof of the containment structure of Unit No 4 at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).

A Russian drone struck the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in an attack overnight into Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Ukraine called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to step up efforts to prevent hostile attacks on nuclear facilities due to Russia's attack on the shelter arch of the fourth power unit of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP),

The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, on Friday, confirmed that an explosion caused a fire overnight at the site of the former Chernobyl nuclear

The IAEA has repeatedly warned of the dangers of fighting around nuclear plants following Russia's full-scale military offensive into Ukraine in February 2022. Russia previously occupied the site ...

Ukraine has called on the IAEA and the world community to immediately step up efforts to prevent russian attacks on nuclear facilities after the night attack

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Ukraine has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to immediately intensify all international efforts to prevent Russia from attacki

Ukraine said a Russian drone crashed into the containment structure, starting a fire, but so far radiation levels have stayed constant.

The IAEA's director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi also said that the incident represented a recent increase in risk to nuclear safety, amid the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. "There is no ...

During his visit, Mr. Grossi engaged with key political and business leaders, inspected nuclear facilities, and participated in environmental monitoring initiatives to further enhance cooperation between Japan and the IAEA.