Section: Nuclear

      Russian drone flew over the South Ukraine nuclear plant close to the nuclear facility
      Dec19

      Russian drone flew over the South Ukraine nuclear plant close to the nuclear facility

      State Enterprise National Nuclear Energy Generating Company “Energoatom” noted that the Iranian kamikaze drone flew very close to the nuclear facility of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant during the Russian attack on Ukraine on December 19, 2022. The Shahed drone flew just over the site of the nuclear power plant. Source: State...

      500 Russian soldiers are on the territory of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
      Dec18

      500 Russian soldiers are on the territory of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

      The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted on December 18, 2022, that there are about 500 armed Russian soldiers on the territory of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the south of Ukraine. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy The President was answering the question of whether Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons....

      Russians created a situation at Ukraine’s nuclear plant close to the Fukushima nuclear disaster
      Dec14

      Russians created a situation at Ukraine’s nuclear plant close to the Fukushima nuclear disaster

      The Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko noted on December 14, 2022, that the capture of the nuclear power plant by Russia destroyed any signs of a security system in Ukraine provided for by agreements developed by Western countries and the IAEA. Source: The Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko “This is not only a...

      IAEA will place its technical missions at all nuclear plants of Ukraine on a permanent basis
      Dec13

      IAEA will place its technical missions at all nuclear plants of Ukraine on a permanent basis

      The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal noted on December 13, 2022, that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) intended to send technical missions to all nuclear power plants in Ukraine. It is planned that they will work at the plants permanently. Source: The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal “Rafael Grossi [Director...

      Russian troops placed multiple launch rocket systems at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
      Dec08

      Russian troops placed multiple launch rocket systems at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

      State Enterprise National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine “Energoatom” noted on December 8, 2022, that Russian troops, who occupied the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the south of Ukraine brought several “Grad” multiple launch rocket systems there, which could mean the provocations. Source: State...

      IAEA will strengthen its presence at all Ukrainian nuclear power plants
      Nov30

      IAEA will strengthen its presence at all Ukrainian nuclear power plants

       IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi wrote on Twitter on November 29, 2022, that the IAEA will strengthen its presence in all nuclear power plants of Ukraine – the agency believes that this will strengthen the protection of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Source: IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of...

      Russia is shelling Ukraine with obsolete nuclear missiles without warheads, – British Intelligence
      Nov26

      Russia is shelling Ukraine with obsolete nuclear missiles without warheads, – British Intelligence

      The report of the British Ministry of Defence noted on November 25, 2022, that Russia was probably removing nuclear warheads from obsolete nuclear cruise missiles and firing these missiles at Ukraine without a warhead. The purpose of these actions is to distract the air defence system of Ukraine. Source: The British Ministry of Defence...

      Russian troops set up positions around the perimeter of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
      Nov26

      Russian troops set up positions around the perimeter of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

      Oleksandr Starukh, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration said on November 25, 2022, that the Russian army used the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the south of Ukraine as a military base. Russian troops set up their positions around the perimeter of the plant, and mined the territory. Source: Oleksandr Starukh, the head...

      IAEA experts arrived at all Ukrainian nuclear power plants
      Nov25

      IAEA experts arrived at all Ukrainian nuclear power plants

      Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived at all NPPs of Ukraine in order to provide support and assistance to the personnel. The IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated this in a video message on November 24, 2022. Source: Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi “Recently, Ukraine called on the IAEA to provide, as it...

      All nuclear plants and the majority of TPPs were de-energized in Ukraine due to Russian attack
      Nov24

      All nuclear plants and the majority of TPPs were de-energized in Ukraine due to Russian attack

      The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine noted that Russia once again carried out a massive shelling of the Ukrainian energy infrastructure on November 23, 2022. The Russian missile attack led to the temporary blackout of all nuclear power plants, most thermal and hydroelectric power plants in Ukraine. Source: The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine...