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The Russian takeover of the defunct Chernobyl site challenges the 'peaceful, safe and sustainable' branding of nuclear energy

At least seven forest fires continue to burn around the Russian-held Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine, raising fears radionuclides could spread from the defunct facility.

The Conversation

Russia steals ‘unstable’ nuclear samples from Chernoybl after 'looting' £5m lab

The Central Analytical Laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant had been “looted” by Russian troops, according to the Ukrainian state agency responsible for the Chernobyl exclusion zone

Daily Mirror

IAEA aiming to deploy roughly 15-20 staff to Ukraine, U.S. lawmaker says

The U.N. atomic watchdog hopes to deploy around 15 to 20 staff to Ukraine's nuclear facilities if an agreement with Kyiv and Moscow is reached on ensuring safety there, a U.S. congressman said on Thursday after a meeting with the watchdog's chief.

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Atomic disruption: how Russia's war on Ukraine has rattled the nuclear world order

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has upended all kinds of certainties, created new possibilities and closed off old ones. This is certainly true for the world’s use of nuclear power.

The Conversation

Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying Chernobyl laboratory containing ‘highly active samples’

The Chernobyl laboratory is now in ‘the hands of the enemy’, say officials

The Independent UK

Chernobyl laboratory which processed radioactive waste DESTROYED by Russian troops

Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, is under the control of Russian soldiers who are said to have destroyed a £6million lab used to check radioactive waste

Daily Mirror

Forest fires erupt around Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities say Russian control of plant is hampering efforts to control the blazes

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Ukraine latest updates: Thousands seek evacuation from Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 22: Deputy prime minister says at least 100,000 civilians are trying to escape from Mariupol.

Al Jazeera

All Chernobyl staff who wanted to leave are out, U.N. nuclear watchdog says

The remaining members of the one shift of technical staff who had been on duty at Chernobyl's radioactive waste facilities since Russian forces seized the site last month have been relieved, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday.

Reuters

Ukraine and Russia hold peace talks amid concern over Chernobyl radiation levels rising

The Kremlin said the talks had made no significant progress as yet although Ukrainian delegate and lawmaker David Arakhamia said working groups are meeting throughout the day

Daily Mirror

East Lothian charity plants sunflower seeds for Ukrainian families as it sends message of support

Fostering Compassion worked with Chernobyl children when they visited Scotland four years ago and the youngsters have been in their thoughts as the war on Ukraine has continued over the last month

Edinburgh Live

Ukraine state nuclear company unable to monitor radiation levels around Chernobyl

Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom warned on Monday that radiation levels around the occupied Chernobyl nuclear plant risked rising because its radiation monitoring system and forest fire-fighting service were not working.

Reuters

Chernobyl staff rotated out for first time since site's capture -IAEA

Around half the single shift of staff who have been working non-stop at the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl since Russian forces seized the site last month have been relieved by other Ukrainian staff, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.

Reuters

‘We will not surrender the station’: Concern over Russian attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants

Pavlo Pavlyshyn, the director of the Rivne nuclear power plant, has been working in Ukraine’s atomic power industry since 1992. He spoke to FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg about the current dangers at Ukraine’s power plants, only three of which – including Rivne – remain under Ukrainian control.

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In Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, exhausted hostages work at gunpoint after Russian occupation

For more than three decades, very little has disturbed the vast exclusion zone around Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, just as authorities intended. That is, until Russian troops moved in, kicking up radioactive dust in their wake.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire club to host disco fundraiser for Ukrainian charity

Proceeds from nostalgic event at Airdrie Working Men's Club will go to the Chernobyl Children's Lifeline

Al Jazeera

Is a nuclear disaster likely in Ukraine?

The IAEA and nuclear experts warn Ukrainian nuclear sites are at risk. Is a major nuclear incident possible?

Daily Record

Chernobyl nuclear plant in 'new accident' fears as staff 'held at gunpoint' by Russian forces

The mayor of a town near to the nuclear power plant warned of a 'complete catastrophe' as food and fuel supplies come close to running out.

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Daily Mirror

All Russia's evil ploys to win Ukraine war - from kidnapping mayors to hacking TV show

From the start of the war in Ukraine, Russia has used severe actions to try and turn the tide, from lying to their people, to disconnecting Chernobyl and bombing hospitals

The Independent UK

Mayor of town housing workers at Chernobyl warns of ‘another Fukushima’ as hostages run out of food and fuel

Mayor wants humanitarian corridor for workers on the edge ‘due to physical and emotional exhaustion’

Daily Mirror

Chernobyl 'in danger of new nuclear catastrophe with 100 staff hostage at gunpoint'

Reports warned of a 'complete catastrophe' as food and fuel supplies run out - including emergency generators for back up control of the plant's safety systems

The Independent UK

Zaporizhzhia: Russia detonated explosives at damaged Ukrainian nuclear plant, IAEA told

Chernobyl re-connected to national electricity grid, Ukrainian regulators tell international agency

Reuters

Ukraine tells IAEA Russia preventing it from answering Chernobyl questions

Russia's control of radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl is limiting the flow of information out of them such that Ukraine cannot fully answer all the International Atomic Energy Agency's questions, the Ukrainian nuclear regulator has told the IAEA.

The Independent UK

What is potassium iodide? The drug is in demand as Russia’s invasion stokes radiation fears

Potassium iodide has become a hot commodity as the war in Ukraine raises fears of global nuclear conflict

Asharq Al-Awsat

Power Restored at Ukraine’s Chernobyl

Power has been restored at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, the International Atomic Energy Agency said late Monday. Separately, Ukraine's state nuclear operator Energoatom accused the Russian military of detonating ammunition at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the country's…

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