Nuclear Plant
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Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of plots to attack Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantThe U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has been trying for more than a year to clinch a deal to ensure the plant is demilitarized.WorldJul 4, 2023
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Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘kidnapping’ head of Europe’s largest nuclear plantThe alleged kidnapping on Friday apparently took place shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed four Ukrainian regions and heightening threats of nuclear force.WorldOct 1, 2022
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Russia’s retreat from Chornobyl leaves shock at disregard of dangerRussia's invasion marks the first time that occupying a nuclear plant was part of a nation's war strategy, one expert said, calling it a ``nightmare'' scenario.WorldApr 20, 2022
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Canadian impacted by Chornobyl worries about another potential nuclear disaster in UkraineAlla Guelber came to Canada with her family when she was a young girl in the 1990s from Belarus. Shortly after Chornobyl, they visited Ukraine, not far from the nuclear plant.CanadaMar 24, 2022
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China says no leak at nuclear plant near Hong Kong, but fuel rods broke in reactorRadiation rose inside a reactor of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province but was contained by barriers that functioned as planned, officials said.WorldJun 16, 2021
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Hong Kong watching nearby Chinese nuclear power plant after report of possible leakThe plant's operators have released few details, but nuclear experts say the facility might be suffering a leak of gas from fuel rods inside a reactor.WorldJun 15, 2021
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Canada’s emergency alert system needs to fix messaging before technology: expertsWhile the government has apologized for the error, it has hardly quashed concerns from Canadians about the system and how a message like that could be mistakenly broadcast.CanadaJan 13, 2020
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Mutant daisies? Fukushima flowers likely mutated by fasciation, not radiationPhotos of mutated daisies allegedly found near the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have left people to wonder what caused the apparent deformity. Was it radiation? Probably not.Jul 23, 2015
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Japan nuclear plant obtains permit to restart, likely to be first online under new standardsA nuclear plant in southern Japan on Wednesday obtained the final permit needed to restart its reactors, paving the way for it to become the first to go back online under new safety standards introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.EnvironmentMay 27, 2015
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