War and Nuclear Power: Stakes Are High for People, Environment, and Industry

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:13:00 +0000

John Stevens Cabot Abbott, the 19th century American historian perhaps best known for writing History of Napoleon Bonaparte and History of the Civil War in America , is attributed with the quote, “War is the

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IAEA Embarks on Unprecedented Mission to Inspect Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian ‘War Zone’

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:07:39 +0000

An expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Kyiv and is readying to inspect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) for damage from weeks of shelling. The development marks a significant breakthrough for the agency, which has for the past month pleaded with Russia and Ukraine to allow it to […]

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Operating Energy Systems in a War-Torn Country: DTEK Prepares for Winter

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 22:13:55 +0000

While much of the world lives life as usual, DTEK—the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector—is focused on providing reliable service amidst war and uncertainty. “Today, the major topic for us is to provide stability in durations of electricity sector in Ukraine and also do everything possible to prepare for winter season,” DTEK CEO […]

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IAEA: Shelling at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Raises ‘Real Risk’ of Nuclear Disaster

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2022 20:14:36 +0000

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is growing increasingly alarmed by military action at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, warning that artillery shelling at the plant site on Aug. 5 underlines a “very real risk of a nuclear disaster.” IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in a statement on Aug. 6 said new information about the […]

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Eight of 15 Ukrainian Reactors Remain in Operation After Three Weeks of War

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:43:04 +0000

Ukraine’s nuclear regulator informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on March 16 that eight of the country’s 15 nuclear reactors were in operation despite the ongoing Russian invasion. Of the four sites with operational units, two of six at Zaporizhzhya, three of four at Rivne, one of two at Khmelnytskyy, and two of three […]

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Ukraine’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Taken by Russian Forces

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:53:31 +0000

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on March 4 that Russian forces had taken control of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) site, but that the reactors continued to be operated by the plant’s regular staff and there had been no release of radioactive material. “What we are telling you is confirmed information that […]

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