Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Europe News

No signs Russia is preparing to restart Zaporizhzhia NPP, IAEA says

The plant has been held by Russia since the early days of the war following Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022, although it isn't producing power.

29/05/2025

Austria

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi to revisit Ukraine and Russia imminently

Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, briefed a few journalists attending a seminar at the Vienna-based agency.

28/05/2025

Europe News

Zelenskyy: Power plants 'belong to the people of Ukraine'

The fate of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia remains unclear as it is still under Russian control.

21/03/2025

Ukraine

Ukrainian forces have not been encircled in Kursk, officials say

Despite recent comments by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian forces have not been encircled by Russian troops in the Kursk region or anywhere else on the frontlines.

20/03/2025

Europe News

IAEA chief says attacks around Zaporizhzhia NPP have increased

Russian forces seized the nuclear plant after invading Ukraine in2022. They've held it ever since, but fighting around it has raised fears of a nuclear accident.

08/02/2025

Europe News

UN atomic watchdog to visit Moscow amid Ukraine nuclear fallout fears

Russia's war in Ukraine has brought fears of a nuclear catastrophe as Zaporizhzhia has repeatedly been caught in the crossfire of fighting.

05/02/2025

Europe News

Ukraine says it has killed Zaporizhzhia NPP security chief

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, located in southern Ukraine, is the largest in Europe and prior to the 2022 Russian invasion, supplied Ukraine with around 30% of its electricity. It was seized by Russian forced in the early weeks of the war.

05/10/2024

Ukraine

New warnings that safety at Ukrainian power plant is deteriorating

The comments from the International Atomic Energy Agency come after a drone strike hit close to the Zaporizhzhia plant in southeastern Ukraine.

18/08/2024

Europe Decoded

Is Europe prepared for nuclear catastrophe at Zaporizhzhia?

Captured by Moscow soon after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the nuclear plant has frequently been caught in the crossfire, becoming a continual source of worry for international observers.

14/08/2024

Europe News

Ukraine and Russia blame each other for Zaporizhzhia power plant fire

The fire, causing thick black smoke to billow out of one of the power plant's cooling towers, has since been put out, according to Ukrainian authorities.

12/08/2024

Russia

Ukraine troops reportedly gaining ground as fighting rages on in Kursk

Russia appeared to acknowledge on Sunday that Ukrainian troops have driven deep into the country, saying it had hit troops and equipment around 30 kilometres from the border

12/08/2024

World News

IAEA chief meets Putin in Sochi to discuss nuclear safety

The UN's nuclear watchdog sought a “professional and frank” discussion about Ukraine's nuclear safety with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

07/03/2024

Ukraine

Russia planning attack on nuclear plant, claims Zelenskyy

Ukraine's President warned on Thursday Russia is preparing a "terrorist attack with radiation leakage".

22/06/2023

Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia nuclear situation 'serious but stabilising' – IAEA chief

Six reactors have been shut down after massive dam explosion threatened plant's critical water supply

15/06/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shuts down last reactor

The largest nuclear facility in Ukraine, under Russian occupation since 2022, is said to be at no immediate risk of disaster

10/06/2023

Earth News

'Biggest ecocide in Ukraine': Kakhovka collapse threatens rare species

Besides contaminating water supplies and threatening the cooling system at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the collapse of the Kakhovka Dam will likely destroy hundreds of rare animal and plant species, according to the Ukrainian environment ministry.

07/06/2023