The site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster remains damaged, but so far, radiation levels outside the plant have not ...

The 1986 reactor explosion in modern-day Ukraine is considered the world's biggest nuclear disaster.

The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA says.

The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine ...

The protective shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant can no longer contain radioactive material from the sites’ 1986 ...

Temporary repairs are planned in 2026 to pave the way for permanent restoration, the United Nations agency said.

The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel. View on euronews ...

Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost ...

A Russian drone strike in February 2025 severely damaged the New Safe Confinement at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear site. The ...

UN nuclear watchdog warns the shield in Ukraine was damaged in a Russian drone strike in February, and can no longer perform ...

It "lost its primary safety functions." The post Russia Damaged Protective Dome Around Chernobyl, Can No Longer Contain ...

A study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found ...