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Zaporizhzhia-NPP
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Loses External Power Temporarily After Drone Strike
The outage has forced Europe’s largest nuclear plant to rely on emergency diesel generators, the IAEA said.
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Energy
Inside the Battle to Repair Chornobyl’s Damaged Confinement
Kyiv Post published new details on the damage to the New Safe Confinement, with repair costs exceeding half a billion dollars.
May 8, 2026
Energy
Fuel Price Shock, Ukrainian Investment and Chornobyl Repair – EBRD Vice President on Current Priorities
The EBRD's Middle East package won't affect investments in Ukraine, while the bank meanwhile races to repair Chornobyl's drone-damaged metal sarcophagus, EBRD's VP tells Kyiv Post.
April 27, 2026
Ukraine
Memories of Pripyat Before 1986 – Conversation With a Former Resident
A former Pripyat resident, who later followed in her parents’ footsteps and became a nuclear plant worker, recalled her lost youth and the fading image of a once prosperous city with Kyiv Post.
April 26, 2026
Ukraine
ANALYSIS: How Sweden Awoke to Chornobyl
Sweden received the largest fallout of radioactive cesium outside the Soviet Union – 1,000 km from Chornobyl. Four decades later, what impact has the disaster had on Swedish society?
April 26, 2026
Energy
EBRD Eyes $585M to Repair Chornobyl Shelter Damaged by Russian Drones, VP Says
EBRD’s banking vice president told Kyiv Post Russia’s drone hit on the Chornobyl shelter caused corrosion that could compromise the whole system if not repaired.
Updated: May 1, 2026
Ukraine
Kyiv Weighs 2 Options to Complete Unfinished Reactors at Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Plant
Ukrainian officials said two options are under consideration following Bulgaria’s earlier refusal to sell Kyiv two Russian reactors, as nuclear energy remains critical amid Russian attacks.
April 7, 2026
Russia
France: Russian Strike on Chornobyl Caused €500M Damage
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot presented the first financial estimate of the damage caused by the Russian drone strike, which stands at over $576 million, to his G7 counterparts.
March 26, 2026
War in Ukraine
Kharkiv Neutron Source Facility Loses External Power After Russian Strike, IAEA Says
A nuclear research facility in Kharkiv temporarily lost external power following a Russian strike on a nearby substation, the UN nuclear watchdog said.
March 20, 2026
Iran
UN Watchdog Says Projectile Struck Iran Nuclear Power Plant
The Bushehr plant in southwestern Iran has the Islamic republic’s only operational nuclear power reactor and was first connected to the grid in 2011, according to the IAEA.
March 18, 2026
Iran
Iran Says Natanz Nuclear Site Hit in US-Israeli Strikes as IAEA Reports No Wider Damage
Tehran says the Natanz enrichment site was struck in US-Israeli attacks, while the IAEA reports no signs of damage to other Iranian nuclear facilities.
March 2, 2026
Energy
Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants Forced to Reduce Energy Due to Russian Attacks
As Russian missiles and drones slam Ukrainian energy facilities, the distribution system is overly taxed, forcing nuclear plants to reduce output.
Feb. 7, 2026
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Warns Russian Strikes on Nuclear Substations Could Lead to ‘Second Chornobyl’
Serhiy Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian expert in electronic warfare, said key substations that connect nuclear plants to the power grid are often located close to reactors – sometimes within a kilometer.
Jan. 19, 2026
Zelensky
Russia Eyeing Nuclear Power Plant Infrastructure for Strikes, Zelensky Warns
Russia is conducting reconnaissance of Ukrainian nuclear facilities and preparing new energy strikes, Zelensky said, accusing Moscow of prioritizing attacks over diplomacy.
Jan. 19, 2026
Trump
Slovakia’s Fico Hails Nuclear Energy Deal After Trump Meeting
Fico said the two leaders discussed the war in Ukraine and energy, among other issues, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Saturday.
Jan. 19, 2026
War in Ukraine
Rare Russo-Ukraine Local Ceasefire Allows Critical Power Line Repair at Nuclear Power Plant
Officials say a Chornobyl-type disaster has been averted.
Dec. 31, 2025