brussels bureau Brief from Brussels: Greece asks EU to help free soldiers held in Turkey In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: Greece calls for EU to help free two soldiers arrested in Turkey; and Belgian residents get free iodine 06/03/2018
world news Belgians get free iodine pills in case of nuclear disaster All residents within 100 kilometres of a nuclear power station are eligible, effectively covering the whole country 06/03/2018
Russia Prosecutor hope over Europe's radioactive cloud Greenpeace Russia says a legal case offers the best chance of finding out the source of the ruthenium 106 radioactive leak. 23/11/2017
Russia Explained: ruthenium 106 and Europe’s radioactive cloud The radioactive isotope was detected across Europe, including Budapest, Bucharest, Stockholm, Prague, Milan and in areas of France. 21/11/2017
Russia Russia confirms radioactive pollution Russia's weather service has confirmed there were "extremely high" concentrations of radio activity in several parts of the country in late September. 21/11/2017
Japan 350 million euros for Fukushima victims A court in Fukushima has ruled that Tokyo Electric Power and the Japanese government are liable for damages of almost 38 million Euros 10/10/2017
Germany German border town issues iodine tablets over fears about Belgian nuclear reactor An ageing Belgian nuclear plant near the German border has led authorities in Aachen to issue iodine tablets. 01/09/2017
Japan Fukushima ice wall near completion Final efforts are underway to complete an ice wall at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. 22/08/2017
Japan Fukushima robot finds lava-like 'melted fuel deposits' Six years on from a massive nuclear disaster, accumulations of lava-like layers were found inside Fukushima nuclear plant. 23/07/2017
Japan Robots help in the search for more damage at Fukushima Six years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, operators of the affected Daiichi Power Plant are using robot technology to check for new damage. 20/07/2017
Japan Trio on trial over Fukushima nuclear disaster The trial has begun in Japan of three Tepco executives accused of negligence in Fukushima nuclear disaster 30/06/2017
Ukraine Chernobyl and the strange world of dark tourism On the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster we delve into the bizarre boom in "dark tourism" that has sprung up around it. 26/04/2017
Ukraine Remembering Chernobyl, 31 years on A ceremony has been held in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to remember the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 31 years on. 26/04/2017
Japan Japan court rules state liable for negligence over Fukushima A court in Japan has ruled for the first time that the state is jointly liable for negligence over the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. 17/03/2017
Japan Japan remembers the victims of 2011 quake and tsunami The country is marking the sixth anniversary of the disaster, which killed more than 18,000 people 11/03/2017
France Europe baffled by "recent release" of radioactive Iodine-131 Trace amounts of radioactive Iodine-131 have been detected in seven countries ranging from Norway to Spain, which has baffled European authorities 23/02/2017
Czech Republic Wild Czech boars go nuclear eating mushrooms Boars in the Czech Republic are radioactive. They're eating radioactive mushrooms and its contaminating the local delicacy meat 22/02/2017
Ukraine Chernobyl 'protected for a century' by new Confinement Arch There were celebrations at Chernobyl on Tuesday because a feat of engineering has emerged from the ashes of its nuclear disaster. 29/11/2016
no comment Chernobyl: gigantic shield to cover exploded reactor after 30 years In Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, a giant protective shield is slowly being moved into place a couple of feet at a time. 29/11/2016
Ukraine Chernobyl nuclear disaster site sealed with massive steel shield On April 26, 1986 a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, causing an environmental disaster never before seen, and forcing tens of thousands of people to… 28/11/2016
Ukraine Chernobyl's new shelter moves slowly into place After years of work and 1.5 billion euros, the new safety housing for the stricken Chernobyl nuclear reactor begins to slide gently into place. 14/11/2016
Norway Radioactive leak at Norway nuclear facility Authorities in Norway are insisting that a small leak at a nuclear reactor has been contained, with no injuries sustained and no expected environmental damage outside the facility in Halden near the b 25/10/2016
perspectives The Chernobyl disaster of 30 years ago remembered across Europe The Chernobyl disaster, of 30 years ago was remembered across Europe. Television stations reported on the reaction when the tragedy happened and 29/04/2016
Belgium Belgium gives everyone radiation protection pills Belgium is to supply iodine pills to all its 11 million inhabitants to help protect against radioactivity in the event of a nuclear accident. Iodine 29/04/2016
Ukraine Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl – the worst nuclear disaster in history. A botched test at the 26/04/2016
Ukraine The medical response in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster On the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster Euronews has talked to one of the world’s leading experts on radiation-related health issues 26/04/2016
