IAEA inspections have found no leakage of nuclear materials at Ukrainian nuclear power plants despite the ongoing war, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has said.
U. S. lawmakers have supported sanctions against Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom for its role in the seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, citing the risk of a nuclear disaster due to Russia's actions.
There is a significant deficit in the Ukrainian energy system, which necessitates hourly blackouts from 19:00 to 24:00 and imports that reach the technically permitted maximum.
Ukraine has faced power outages due to electricity shortages, with restrictions on industry scheduled for today from 4 p. m., and has asked the EU for emergency assistance.
Due to significant damage to energy facilities and an increase in electricity consumption, restrictions are being imposed on industrial consumers in Ukraine starting at 4 p. m. today, while emergency electricity supplies are being delivered from the EU.
Due to significant damage to energy facilities and electricity shortages, Ukraine has received emergency electricity from Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and consumption restrictions for industrial consumers may be imposed in the evening.
Due to hostile shelling and damage to energy facilities, electricity supplies to industrial consumers were limited, and restrictions are still possible, and Ukraine received emergency aid from Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, which amounted to about 3% of daily electricity consumption.
The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP lacks licensed personnel to resume operations, the minister says.
Yesterday, the electricity needs of consumers were covered by their own generation, commercial imports and emergency assistance during peak hours, while some regions experienced power outages due to technical problems, but all consumers were connected within a few hours.
The occupiers are using kamikaze drones over the nuclear reactors of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which could lead to catastrophic consequences, according to the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
The G7 countries condemn Russia's seizure and militarization of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which poses serious risks to nuclear safety and has implications for the entire international community.
Due to grid restrictions and hostile attacks on energy facilities in eastern Ukraine, power outages occurred in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, while Ukraine provided emergency assistance by transferring excess electricity to the Polish grid.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is facing a critical shortage of experienced personnel due to the Russian occupation, which seriously jeopardizes its ability to operate safely and respond to emergencies.
Deputy Director General of Rosatom Nikolai Mulyukin is suspected of leading the looting of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant during the Russian occupation in 2022.
The lack of qualified specialists trained to work with the equipment at the russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant threatens to worsen the situation, as Ukrainian personnel have been suspended from work.
Six units of the russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are approaching the end of their fuel life, entering uncharted territory as no one has ever exceeded this timeframe before, raising safety concerns.
Russia's occupation of Zaporizhzhya NPP threatens a new radiation disaster, so the world should put pressure on Russia to free the plant and return it to Ukrainian control.
The situation at Zaporizhzhia NPP remains highly unpredictable, despite the absence of recent drone attacks, IAEA experts hear artillery shelling on a daily basis, and the consequences of the ongoing conflict affect nuclear safety at other nuclear facilities in Ukraine.
Ukraine is receiving emergency aid from neighboring countries to supplement its own generation and imports of electricity, with restrictions currently in place in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih due to a lack of power in the grid.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has served suspicion notices to Eduard Atakishchev, deputy director of the Russian-seized Zaporizhzhia NPP, and his subordinate Andriy Horbunov for disconnecting the plant from the Ukrainian power grid and attempting to integrate it into the Russian power grid.
Three miners were injured in Donetsk region as a result of enemy shelling of a mine, while consumption restrictions are in place in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, and Ukraine receives emergency electricity aid from neighboring countries to cover demand.
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries have condemned Russia's seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying it poses serious risks to nuclear safety that could have implications for the entire international community.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported another drone attack on the training center of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the third such incident in recent times.
The former deputy chief engineer of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, who collaborated with the Russian occupiers, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for aiding the occupiers.
Due to Russian attacks and cold weather, Ukraine is facing electricity shortages, which have resulted in consumption restrictions for business and industry from 6 to 10 pm, with the exception of critical infrastructure and defense enterprises, while households in Kharkiv region continue to experience power outages.
Zaporizhzhia NPP is constantly very close to the first phase of the Fukushima accident due to damaged power lines and dependence on diesel generators, which poses a serious nuclear risk.
The situation at Zaporizhzhya NPP is deteriorating every day due to the lack of qualified personnel, failure to carry out repairs and scheduled inspections, lack of cooling water and power lines, as well as the constant threat of equipment failure and accidents due to incompetent actions of unqualified personnel hired by the Russians.
The head of Energoatom criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for its restrained actions to free the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant from Russian control and transfer it to Ukraine.
Power outage schedules were extended in Kharkiv region and consumption restrictions were imposed on industrial consumers in Kryvyi Rih, while more than 800 consumers in Sumy and Kharkiv regions were left without gas supply due to shelling.
Russia is recruiting drug addicts from Chechnya to replenish its assault battalions for the war in Ukraine due to huge losses and lack of choice.