From Pripyat’s sudden evacuation to the Ferris wheel that never opened, these documented Chernobyl scenes show how eerie the ...

The protective shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant can no longer contain radioactive material from the sites’ 1986 disaster after being crippled in a drone strike, the UN nuclear watchdog said ...

KIEV, Ukraine - An international effort to seal the destroyed remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded in Ukraine 30 years ago is finally close to completion, and remarkably, considering the ...

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: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed this week that the New Safe Confinement structure—designed to confine radiation at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drone damage to the protective shield around a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has rendered it unable to ...

A protective shield covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine can no longer provide its main containment function following a drone strike earlier this year, according to a UN watchdog.

The International Atomic Energy Agency says that power was restored on Thursday morning to the New Safe Confinement at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after 16 hours, following damage to a nearby ...

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Japan, on March 9, 2026. HISASHI MURAYAMA FOR LE MONDE On March 11, 2011, an earthquake and tsunami triggered the meltdown of three reactor cores at the ...

The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to ...