Fears are mounting after a $2billion (£1.5bn) dome built over the remains of the Chernobyl disaster cracked following a Russian drone strike. The New Safe Confinement (NSC) in Ukraine was built over ...

The dome built over the remains of the Chernobyl disaster has been damaged, raising fears it may no longer be able to contain radioactive material. Officially known as the New Safe Confinement (NSC), ...

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine: Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, ...

A Russian strike could collapse the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine, the plant's director has warned. Kyiv has accused Russia of repeatedly ...

Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hard hat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to ...

The protective radiation shelter for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant—designed to contain radiation from Reactor 4, which was damaged during the 1986 explosion—could collapse if it’s struck again by ...

The director of the Chernobyl nuclear power station is warning that damage from a Russian strike could cause the plant’s internal radiation shelter to collapse, raising fears about renewed radioactive ...

Kyiv has accused Russia of repeatedly targeting the facility, the site of a 1986 meltdown that is still the world's worst ever nuclear disaster, since Moscow invaded in February 2022. A hit earlier ...

Another Russian hit — or even a powerful nearby strike — could see the inner radiation shell collapse, the plant director says Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free ...

The Chernobyl tragedy was one of the most dreadful tragedies of all time. It happened when a routine test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant went horribly wrong. A massive explosion ripped through ...

Ever wondered what a whole city looks like when everyone leaves in a single day?Welcome to Pripyat, Ukraine. This Ferris wheel? It never got to spin with riders. The park was set to open on May 1, ...

Warnings are mounting over the structural integrity of the radiation shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, with experts cautioning that a critical containment structure is at risk of collapse, ...