A drone strike has torn open the most important barrier between the world and the wreckage of Chernobyl’s Reactor Four, ...

In Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, a giant protective shield is slowly being moved into place a couple of feet at a time. The concrete and steel arch is billed as the ...

Chernobyl’s protective shield built disaster can no longer contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster after being ...

Drone damage to the protective shield around a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has rendered it unable to do its main safety function, a nuclear watchdog said. The drone strike ...

Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately targeting the disaster site with a drone strike, which left a 160-square-foot hole in the shield.

The site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster remains damaged, but so far, radiation levels outside the plant have not ...

This dark discovery is breaking the mold. Scientists have discovered an unlikely ally in the battle to clean up Chernobyl’s radiation zones — the black mold that thrives in them. A research team found ...

Whether a nuclear renaissance actually occurs in the coming decade or two depends on three fundamental questions: Are the new ...

Experts fear military activity could cause radioactive material to spread. As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, concerns are growing now that the conflict has reached Chernobyl. This week, ...

The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine ...