In a nutshell: A massive containment structure meant to keep the Chernobyl ruins stable for decades may now be critically compromised. New IAEA inspections point to war-related damage that could ...

Fears are increasing of a nuclear catastrophe near Chernobyl (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Fears are growing over the possibility of another catastrophic nuclear disaster as Russia continues to launch ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed this week that the New Safe Confinement structure—designed to confine radiation at the ...

A hole in the New Safe Confinement shelter was created by a drone with an explosive warhead in February.Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images The steel structure sealing off the ...

A Russian drone strike damaged Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement, the protective structure built to contain radioactive remains from the 1986 disaster. While no immediate radiation spike was detected, ...

Chernobyl's nuclear plant still stands frozen in time 40 years later, preserving the scars of disaster while shaping the future of nuclear safety.

The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart in the dead of night.The first, at 1:23 a.m. April 26, 1986, spread a cloud of deadly radiation that raised fears across ...