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IAEA to send permanent technical missions to all nuclear plants in Ukraine

The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency will send permanent technical missions to all the nuclear power plants in Ukraine as part of stepped-up efforts to help prevent a nuclear accident

Measures undertaken to secure nuclear plant systems from cyber-attack: MoS

Security arrangements are in place to secure India's nuclear power plant systems from cyber-attack, said Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday.In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Singh said, these security measures include authorization, authentication & access control mechanisms, strict configuration control and surveillance.The Union Minister said that the nuclear power plant systems are isolated from the internet and are not accessible from the administrative network."Several measures have been taken to strengthen Information Security in administrative networks in nuclear power plants like, hardening of internet and administrative intranet connectivity, restriction on removable media, blocking of websites and IPs," he said.On the issue of the September 2019 cyber-attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Singh had said that investigations have been carried out by the Computer & Information Security Advisory ...

Explosions rock area of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine: IAEA

The IAEA, which cited the plant's management, said that some buildings, systems and equipment were damaged at the Zaporizhzhia NPP site, but none so far are critical for nuclear safety and security

UN nuclear watchdog to inspect Ukrainian sites after Kyiv's request

A team of inspectors from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit two sites in Ukraine at the request of the government in Kyiv

Seven Russian rockets slam into Ukrainian city near nuclear plant

Seven Russian rockets slammed into residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia before dawn Thursday, killing two people and trapping at least five in the city close to Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, the governor of the mostly Russian-occupied region said. The strikes came just hours after Ukraine's president announced that the country's military had retaken three more villages in one of the regions illegally annexed by Russia. Governor Oleksandr Starukh wrote on his Telegram channel that many people were rescued from the multi-story buildings, including a 3-year-old girl who was taken to a hospital for treatment. Zaporizhzhia is one of four regions that Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed in violation of international laws on Wednesday, and is home to a nuclear plant that is under Russian occupation. The city of the same name remains under Ukrainian control. The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog is expected to visit Kyiv this week to discuss the situation at the Zaporizhzhi

Emmanuel Macron urges Putin to remove weapons from around nuclear plant

The pair spoke after the last operating unit at the Russian-occupied facility was shut safely -- dialing back, for now, the "precarious" danger level cited on Friday by the UN's atomic agency

Russia trying to 'steal' nuclear plant, says Ukraine's atomic energy chief

The head of Ukraine's atomic energy operator accused Russia on Thursday of trying to steal Europe's largest nuclear plant by cutting it off from the Ukrainian electricity grid and leaving it on the brink of a radiation disaster. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been without an outside source of electricity since Monday and receives power for its own safety systems from the only one of its six reactors that remains operational, Enerhoatom chief Petro Kotin told The Associated Press. We are trying to keep this unit running as much as possible, but eventually it will have to be shut down and then the station will switch to diesel generators, he said, adding that such generators are "the station's last defense before a radiation accident. Ukraine and Russia have traded blame for shelling that has damaged parts of the plant as well as the transmission lines that connect it to Ukraine's electricity network and provide power for the crucial cooling systems that are needed to preven

Russia, Ukraine trade claims of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant attacks

Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe's largest nuclear power plant on Sunday, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak. Russian forces took control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant soon after the war began and hold adjacent territory along the left bank of the wide Dnieper River. Ukraine controls the right bank, including the cities of Nikopol and Marhanets, each about 10 km (six miles) from the facility. Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Sunday that Ukrainian forces had attacked the plant twice over the past day, and that shells fell near buildings storing reactor fuel and radioactive waste. "One projectile fell in the area of the sixth power unit, and the other five in front of the sixth unit pumping station, which provides cooling for this reactor, Konashenkov said, adding that radiation levels were normal. In another apparent attack Sunday, Russian forces shot down an ar

Ukrainian troops attacked Zaporizhzhia NPP for 2nd time in a day: Officials

For the second time in a day, Ukrainian troops struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, shells hit the industrial site of the station, the Energodar city administration said

Russia-Ukraine conflict stokes concerns over Turkey's nuclear plant

The war in Ukraine has demonstrated that nuclear power plants are a source of great uncertainty for public safety, said George Perdikis, former leader of the Cyprus Greens Party

Power to Chernobyl Nuclear Plant restored: Ukraine tells IAEA

Ukraine says it has restored Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) four days after they were completely lost at the Russian-controlled site, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a statement.

Macron says efforts to safeguard Ukraine's nuclear facilities underway

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday that all sides in the Russian-Ukraine conflict are working to preserve the country's civilian nuclear facilities.

2 reactors operational at Zaporizhhzhya NPP: Ukraine tells IAEA

Ukraine told the International Atomic Energy Agency that two out of the 6 reactors at the country's largest Zaporizhhzhya Nuclear Power Station (NPP) are working and the radiation levels are normal

Paris says will propose steps to safeguard 5 Ukrainian nuclear facilities

Ukraine has four active nuclear power plants -- Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnitsky, Rivne and South Ukraine. The fifth one in Chernobyl is currently sealed.

Russia-Ukraine crisis: India cautions against attacks on nuclear facilities

The Council held an emergency session, called by Albania, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States on Friday, following Russia's attack on the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant

Fire out at key Ukraine nuclear plant, no radiation released: Officials

IAEA's director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said Friday the building hit by a Russian projectile at the Zaporizhzhia plant was not part of the reactor but instead a training center at the plant

How dangerous was Russia's nuclear plant strike?: An explainer

Europe's largest nuclear power plant was hit by Russian shelling, sparking a fire at one of its six reactors and raising fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades

Asia stocks tumble to 16-month lows after Ukraine nuclear complex fire

Asian equities and the euro slumped on Friday after news of a fire near a Ukraine nuclear facility following fighting with Russian forces heightened investor fears

Russia seizes Ukrainian nuclear plant, fire put out after fear of disaster

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russian tanks had shot at the nuclear reactor plants, though there was no evidence cited that they had been hit.

Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine on fire after shelling

A spokesman for Europe's largest nuclear plant says the facility is on fire after Russia attacked the power station in the southern Ukrainian city of Enerhodar.