Chernobyl

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine on June 12, 2008. Get the biggest business stories emailed to you every weekday or go to the Fin24 front page.The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine, which is at the centre of international concern amid mutual accusations of shelling by Moscow and Kyiv, is Europe's biggest nuclear plant.…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Monday that each side is shelling Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. Russia claimed that Ukrainian shelling caused a power surge and fire and forced staff to lower output from two reactors, while Ukraine has blamed Russian troops for…

Beta has pre-sold sprawling Finnish drama series “Estonia” to Germany’s broadcaster Seven.One Entertainment Group, the parent company of ProSieben. This acquisition marks the start of a collaboration between Beta and Seven.One Entertainment. The eight-hour drama, about the deadliest civil maritime disaster in recent European history, is now in its third…

Greenpeace has accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of downplaying the damage caused at Chernobyl, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The environmental organization conducted a survey of Chernobyl—the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history— following Russian occupation of the area to check what it…

By George Bass Nature has long since reclaimed buildings like this one in Prypyat Markiyan Kamysh Stalking the Atomic City Markiyan Kamysh Translated by Hanna Leliv and Reilly Costigan-Humes Pushkin Press BEFORE 26 April 1986, living near the Vladimir Lenin Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Chernobyl (nicknamed Atomic…

/ Shows / Focus Issued on: 04/07/2022 - 15:36 06:35 On February 24, the first day of Russia's war in Ukraine, Moscow's troops took over Chernobyl, the scene of the world's worst ever nuclear accident. Following a 35-day occupation, Ukraine regained control of the defunct plant but workers have had a hard time returning…

On February 24, 2022, Russian troops began occupying Ukrainian territory in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. The meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant 26 years earlier remains the worst nuclear disaster the world has yet experienced. In the days following the original accident, the winds blew northwest, showering significant levels of…

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl’s Latest Trailer Shows Off The Zone S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a historic franchise in gaming history as it takes fans on a difficult journey. GSC Game World, a development team based in Ukraine, was prepared to launch the game’s sequel sometime this year. However, it announced that…

A case of suspected sulphur dioxide poisoning has been reported in two towns in central Chile this week, including 50 schoolchildren. Twelve children and four adults in the town of Quintero were reportedly sent to the hospital, according to a statement from the local government. There are no reports of…

Chernobyl, UKRAINE: A rescue worker sets flag signalling radioactivity in front of Chernobyl nuclear power plant during a drill organized by Ukraine's Emergency Ministry 08 November 2006. Employees and rescue workers improved their reactivity in case of a collapse of the sarcophagus covering the destroyed 4th power block.SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via…