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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

A Russian serviceman patrols the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on May 1, 2022.

Rockets fired at Ukrainian nuclear power plant; Ukraine and Russia blame each other

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

IAEA director general meeting with Ukraine officials

Dealing with Russian contempt for the IAEA in Ukraine

By Victor Gilinsky, Henry Sokolski | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Ukraine forges ahead with nuclear power

By Dawn Stover | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste

М17, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, Kalanchats'kyi district

Damage to Ukraine’s renewable energy sector could surpass $1 billion

By Tom Johansmeyer | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

The Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Could an attack on Ukrainian nuclear facilities cause a disaster greater than Chernobyl? Possibly, simulations show.

By Jungmin Kang, Eva Lisowski | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Rodney C. Ewing

Nuclear reactors in a war zone: A new type of weapon?

By Rodney C. Ewing | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

How international law applies to attacks on nuclear and associated facilities in Ukraine

By George M. Moore | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

A damaged administrative building of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine, in a handout picture released on Friday. Credit: Energoatom/Via New York Times

Russian forces damage and seize Ukrainian nuclear power plant; no indication of elevated radiation levels

By John Mecklin, Susan D’Agostino, Jessica McKenzie | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk