The specter of nuclear war cast a long shadow over the 20th century, serving as a reminder of humanity's capacity for ...

The photograph shows a fire from the drone strike in the containment structure at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone, Ukraine, on February 13-14. (Photo: X/IAEA) After a drone struck the Chernobyl ...

After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident. The breach at the Chernobyl ...

Tipperary native Aid Roche started working on Chernobyl in 1986 in the immediate aftermath of the accident. She formally founded Chernobyl Children International (CCI) in 1991. Responding on ...

The structure, known as the New Safe Confinement, was built through international cooperation to contain the remnants of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. It was designed to prevent radiation leaks and ...

Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, said the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) hit the concrete shelter that contains the remains of Reactor 4, which exploded in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a Russian drone had struck a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, adding that radiation levels were normal.

"In 1986 the radioactive cloud endangered all Europe and beyond," he added. In 1986, a reactor at Chernobyl exploded during a botched safety test, resulting in the world's worst nuclear accident, ...

And with this latest development, Chernobyl is back to being in the headlines as the most controversial locations on Earth. Chernobyl was a nuclear power project that underwent a major accident back ...

A catastrophic explosion at Chernobyl in 1986 sent a plume of radioactive material into the air, triggering a public health emergency across Europe. While the immediate disaster was mitigated and ...

Many attending the Munich conference will remember the radioactive clouds that spread over parts of Europe after the accident at Chernobyl, which happened when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.

Ukrainian authorities said on Friday a Russian drone strike with a high explosive warhead struck the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant overnight, damaging a protective shield which was built ...