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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The battle to contain a fire at the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster reveals a new danger on the front line of the ...

(CNN) — The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, ...

Failure to repair the protective structure around the nuclear site could unleash 'highly radioactive dust' that 'does not recognise borders', experts warn. A potential collapse of the internal ...

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 ...

Control panel for Reactor 4 of the dilapidated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - Tkachuk/Getty Images As we reach the 40-year milestone of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, few things have captured ...