The New Safe Confinement dome protects the surrounding environment from leaking radiation, but a recent drone strike on the ...

A single drone strike has reopened global anxieties tied to one of history’s most dangerous nuclear sites. On February 14, 2025, a Geran-2–type drone struck the massive structure sealing Chernobyl’s ...

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

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

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

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

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, concerns are growing now that the conflict has reached Chernobyl. This week, Russian forces seized control of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, ...

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

The Chernobyl exclusion zone is the closest we have to a real-life postapocalyptic wasteland. After the infamous 1986 meltdown of a Soviet nuclear reactor, around 1,000 square miles in northern ...

The plot revolves around a CIA agent spying at the station before the accident Russian state TV is preparing to broadcast its own drama retelling the story of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, but ...

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