73 m. ago Ukraine war briefing: ‘Political will’ needed to restore external power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, UN watchdog says

Rafael Grossi says ‘security situation’ around plant must improve for repairs to be carried out; French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by Russian drone strike. What we know on day 1,319See all our Ukraine war overageThe head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Friday he was discussing proposals with Russia and Ukraine to restore off-site power to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, calling it a “question of political will”. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been cut off from external power since 23 September, with the fuel in its reactors being cooled by emergency diesel generators. The International Atomic Energy Agency director general, Rafael Grossi, said: “Both sides say they stand ready to conduct the necessary repairs on their respective sides of the frontline. But for this to happen, the security situation on the ground must improve so that the technicians can carry out their vital work without endangering their lives.”French photojournalist Ant...

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42 h. ago Zelenskyy warns Russian drones endanger safety at Chernobyl and at Europe's biggest nuclear plant

Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine's power grid are raising concerns about nuclear safety

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52 h. ago 'A global threat': Zelensky hits out at Russia and issues stark warning after Chernobyl nuclear plant loses power... and is now running on generators

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of posing a threat to global security, after Kyiv said a Russian shelling attack cut power to the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant. 

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57 h. ago 'Emergency situation' at Chernobyl nuclear power plant as cursed site 'loses power'

Ukraine's Ministry for Energy has declared an 'emergency situation' at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant due to power being cut by Russian shelling in the Kyiv region in the city of Slavutych

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy sounds alarm over unprecedented power outage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Ukrainian president says Russian shelling is preventing work to restore links to grid and that one of the plant’s diesel generators has failedSee all our Ukraine war coverageUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for seven straight days, warning of the potential threat of a “critical” situation.It is the longest outage at Zaporizhzhia since Russia invaded and seized the nuclear plant, Europe’s largest. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'This is a threat to absolutely everyone': Zelensky warns of 'critical' nuclear plant situation after Russian attacks

Moscow and Kyiv have repeatedly accused each other of risking a potentially devastating nuclear disaster by attacking the Zaporizhzhia site.

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3 d. ago Russian nuclear submarine surfaces close to UK territory in 'explosive hazard'

None of the crew on the Novorossiysk B-261 diesel-electric submarine were trained to fix the problem.

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4 d. ago Russian nuclear submarine surfaces near UK territory after 'serious accident'

The Novorossiysk submarine suffered a 'serious accident' on Sunday, forcing it to surface near the Strait of Gibraltar as a 'serious accident' onboard was reported by the crew

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4 d. ago Russian nuclear submarine surfaces near UK territory in 'explosive hazard'

A Russian nuclear-powered submarine has been forced to surface in the Strait of Gibraltar after suffering a serious leak in its fuel system, with the vessel becoming an explosive hazard

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6 d. ago Ukraine nuclear plant enters fifth day on emergency power as Zelenskyy announces $90B arms deal

Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant entered its fifth day running on emergency generators Saturday, creating mounting safety concerns at Europe’s largest nuclear facility

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6 d. ago Fears of disaster as Russian nuclear submarine reports major malfunction in Mediterranean

The Novorossiysk, a 242ft Kilo-class submarine, is said to have surfaced above the Strait of Gibraltar

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6 d. ago Nuclear meltdown fears as Russia cuts off power supply to Ukraine plant

A nuclear power region in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia has been cut off for more than three days, raising concerns that Vladimir Putin will present himself as a saviour

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6 d. ago Russian nuclear weapons submarine declares 'explosive hazard' alert after fuel leak in the Mediterranean

The Black Sea Fleet submarine Novorossiysk is 'experiencing serious technical problems' and has now put out the urgent warning, Russian Telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported today.

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6 d. ago Russian nuclear weapons submarine flags 'major alert' on board

It comes two months after the vessel was tracked sailing through the North Sea and English Channel.

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6 d. ago Russian attack submarine ‘at risk of explosion in Mediterranean after serious accident’ months after surfacing near UK

A RUSSIAN submarine capable of carrying nuclear weapons suffered a "serious accident" in the Mediterranean, according to reports. Fuel is now said to be leaking from Putin's 242ft Kilo-class submarine Novorossiysk - creating an "explosive hazard". The submarine was reportedly spotted surfaced in the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday. Russian Telegram channel  VChK-OGPU, which has more than...

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6 d. ago Russian nuclear sub in 'serious' trouble in Mediterranean is 'explosive hazard'

The Black Sea Fleet submarine Novorossiysk, which has nuclear capabilities, is suffering a leakage of fuel into the hold creating an 'explosive hazard' while on a mission in the Mediterranean

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6 d. ago World is 'one minute to doomsday' warns Putin nuclear ally Belarus as it takes delivery of Russian nuclear missiles that could hit London in eight minutes

Speaking at the UN, foreign minister Maxim Ryzhenkov warned the world is the 'closest ever' to midnight, three years after Russia's Vladimir Putin launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine.

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6 d. ago Safety fears as external power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant still out after three days

Ukrainian officials among those concerned Russia is manufacturing crisis to keep hold of frontline plantExternal power to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been cut for more than three days, a record outage that has prompted safety concerns over the six-reactor site on the frontline of the Ukraine war.Emergency generators are being used to power cooling and safety systems after the final power line into the plant was cut on the Russian side at 4.56pm on Tuesday and there is no immediate sign that the line will be reconnected. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Belarus proposes a new nuclear plant to supply energy to Russian

Belarus has unveiled proposals to build a second nuclear power plant capable of supplying energy to Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine

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8 d. ago US & Canada scramble fighter jets to intercept Russian nuclear bombers off Alaska coast

THE US and Canada have scrambled fighters jets to intercept four Russian military planes off the Alaskan coast. It comes amid growing concerns over the Kremlin's incursion into Nato airspace. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it tracked two Russian Tu-95s and two Su-35s buzzing over the Alaskan coast.

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