International nuclear inspectors reported significant damage from weekend shelling at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant but found key equipment intact and “no immediate nuclear safety or security concerns,” the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said on Monday. Even so, the scope of the damage “is a major cause of concern as it clearly demonstrates the sheer intensity of […]
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Russia-Ukraine War: U.N. Inspectors Find No Evidence for Russian ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claim
Ukrainian soldiers returning to a village to spend the night last week before heading to the front line in the Kherson region. Ukrainian officials have said they expect a brutal battle for the city of Kherson.Credit…Ivor Prickett for The New York Times KYIV, Ukraine — On the day after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February, […]
U.N. Inspectors Brace for Second Day of Gauging Risks at Nuclear Plant
Experts remaining at the Zaporizhzhia facility may find their options for protecting the region from a disaster are limited.
U.N. Inspectors Arrive at Embattled Nuclear Plant
The U.N. mission braved intensified shelling, as Russia and Ukraine accused each other of putting the team in danger.
U.N. Inspectors Set Out for Embattled Nuclear Plant
Shelling has raised concerns of a nuclear disaster at the Zaporizhzhia facility, which is controlled by Russia.
With Disaster Looming, Inspectors Set to Visit Ukraine Nuclear Plant
While Ukrainian officials began handing out iodine pills for radiation, the United Nations nuclear watchdog neared a plan to send a team of experts as early as next week.
Inspectors Set to Visit Besieged Ukrainian Nuclear Plant
Russia and Ukraine again accused each other of shelling the Zaporizhzhia plant, as the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog has assembled a team of experts to visit the facility amid concerns about a possible nuclear accident.
Why Inspectors Haven’t Yet Visited Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Russia appears to be relenting somewhat on access to the nuclear complex, but fears remain about the risks of sending inspectors while the fighting persists.