The Chernobyl exclusion zone is the closest we have to a real-life postapocalyptic wasteland. After the infamous 1986 meltdown of a Soviet nuclear reactor, around 1,000 square miles in northern ...

The delegation, which included members of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's nuclear safety department, ...

An alleged Russian drone has hit the shield containing the contaminated materials at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has said that work to tackle the smouldering fires in the insulation layers of ...

The hit on Chernobyl occurred as Ukraine is being slowly pushed back by Russia’s bigger army along parts of the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line and is desperately seeking more Western help.

The IAEA, which has a team stationed at the site, did not assign blame but confirmed that its observers heard an explosion.