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12 June 2024: Join an Online Session on “Strategies and Solutions for the Environmental Crisis in Ukraine.” đź•Š
🌿🌍 The Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding offers an insightful session on “Strategies and Solutions for the Environmental Crisis in Ukraine.” đź•Š The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University are thrilled to unveil a significant event on the horizon: the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding!…
Lessons from Chernobyl in 2024
On the 38th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, we remember the worst nuclear accident in history. It caused extensive radioactive contamination, affecting vast areas and exposing people to its harmful impact. The significant impacts of the Chernobyl disaster are generally categorized into three areas: physical, psychological, and social, and nuclear industry impacts. Physical Impacts: The disaster resulted in…
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Has Put Operations to a Full Halt Shortly After IAEA Team’s Visit
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has put operations to a full halt on September 11, according to Ukraine’s government-run nuclear operator Energoatom, Ukrinform reports. According to intelligence data, the Russian occupying forces’ command is probably planning another provocative attack on the city of Enerhodar and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Rafael Mariano Grossi, International Atomic Energy…
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant disconnected for the first time in the history
Actions of Russian invaders caused a complete disconnection of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from Ukraine’s power grid – the first in the history of the plant, according to Ukrinform. The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine published a forecast of the consequences of a potential accident for power unit No. 6 of the Zaporizhzhia…
War in Ukraine: Is the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant a second Chernobyl?
“The situation is close to Fukushima, and there is no help from the world,” reported one of the engineers at the Zaporizhzhya NPP (BBC News in Ukrainian). The interview was also partly published in Russian: “What the Russian army is doing here is nuclear terrorism.” The representatives of the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization…
The War in Ukraine: Nuclear Sites and Radiation Risks
“This is the first time that a war has been fought in a country with such a highly developed infrastructure of nuclear sites and facilities. While experts predicted particular sites might be placed at risk, the reality of what has, and has yet to transpire has challenged assumed norms governing nuclear generating sites in conflict,…
The 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster: “a nightmare scenario in which every nuclear plant can be used like a pre-installed nuclear bomb”
As the 36th anniversary of the April 26, 1986, disaster approaches, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. The Russian military also created significant risks for the Chernobyl zone. IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine says that “the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, is today travelling to Ukraine…
Ukraine regains control of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Seven Other Reactors are Operating
All Russian troops who occupied the Chernobyl nuclear power station after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine have left the decommissioned plant, Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom said. The troops headed toward Ukraine’s border with Belarus. “According to the staff of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, there are now no outsiders on site,” Energoatom said…
News from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Slavutych and Other Ukrainian Territories
Ukrainians are fighting back against Russia’s invasion. However, the situation is complex, and the damage is extreme. “The ongoing militarization of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone by the Russian occupation forces seriously increases the risk of damage to the insulation structures erected over the NPP’s Power Unit 4 after its 1986 explosion. Such damage will inevitably…
Power Cut at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
Volodymyr Kudrytskyi (CEO of Ukrenergo) explains about situation on Chornobyl NPP (see also a video here): “Today, as a result of the hostile actions of the Russian aggressor, the Chornobyl nuclear power plant was completely de-energised. In recent days, it has been powered through only one line as the other two high-voltage lines were disabled…