Fears mount as fighting continues near nuclear power plant in Ukraine
Ukraine's energy body said it deliberately took the plant off the grid so that a fire could be extinguished.
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Ukraine's energy body said it deliberately took the plant off the grid so that a fire could be extinguished.
Nuclear energy inspectors will remain at the Zaporizhzhia power plant over the weekend in an attempt to avert a nuclear disaster. Director-General Rafael Grossi plans to release a report on the safety of the plant in the coming week. Debora Patta reports.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and his team inspected the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant yesterday despite nearby shelling. Nuclear expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon explains why it's so important for the organization to maintain a presence at the plant and how catastrophic a meltdown could be.
The IAEA inspectors' mission was almost derailed by ongoing clashes around Europe's biggest nuclear plant, but it seems they'll be able to maintain a lasting presence.
Video obtained by Reuters shows a large explosion in Enerhodar, Ukraine, more than 3 miles away from the reactors of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The footage comes as a team of U.N. experts made an inspection visit to the nuclear power plant on Thursday.
Even before the IAEA team started its work there were suggestions it could be cut short amid ongoing fighting around the facility on the front line of Russia's invasion.
International Atomic Energy Agency monitors hope to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The plant is caught on the southern front line of Russia's war in Ukraine, sparking fears of a nuclear disaster. Debora Patta reports.
Russia and Ukraine both say the extraordinary IAEA mission to Europe's biggest nuclear power plant is vital. They don't agree on who should control the facility.
A team of international inspectors is set to visit a huge Russian-occupied nuclear plant on the front line, as Ukraine's emboldened forces try to retake lost territory.
Six months after invading Ukraine, Russian forces are controling Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant. On Thursday, the plant was disconnected from the power grid for the first time ever. Debra Patta speaks to Energy Minister German Galushchenko about the potentially dangerous situation.
Pavel Filatyev says he fled Russia after becoming an unwitting tool in Putin's war machine. He says he's speaking out "because if nothing is done, there will be nuclear war."
The huge Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which was temporarily cut off from Ukraine's power grid for the first time ever, sits right on the front line of Russia's invasion.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for a demilitarized zone at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which is in Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Hostomel, Ukraine.
Ukraine says Russia is using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility as a base to launch attacks on civilians, bringing heartache, and risking catastrophe.
Workers say Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was shelled this week, and Ukraine and Russia are each blaming the other for risking a nuclear disaster. CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Lilia Luciano spoke with Scott Roecker, the vice president of nuclear materials security at Nuclear Threat Initiative, about what this means for Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
Shaky deal keeps grain moving from Ukraine's ports as farmers work under fire, and U.N. warns against "suicidal" attacks on atomic facilities.
Ukrainian officials are trying to evacuate civilians who sought refuge in a Mariupol steel mill, which has come under continuous fire from Russian forces. The Mariupol's mayor said the situation is "dire" and people at the mill are running out of food, water and medicine. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has an update from Kyiv, Ukraine.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres IAEA chief Rafael Grossi are among those expected to gather at United Nations headquarters for nuclear conference.
The plan to filter and dilute millions of tons of water from the plant crippled by the 2011 quake and tsunami and pipe it out to sea has drawn both foreign and domestic opposition.
36 years after the Chernobyl disaster, Zelenskyy says Russia firing missiles over the nuclear plant has left him "speechless," as Moscow cuts the gas to 2 Ukrainian allies.
The administration emphasizes the need to continue nuclear energy as a power source that helps to combat climate change.
"The thick dust raised by passing vehicles, and the radiation particles in it, may very well have entered the bodies of Russian occupiers through the lungs," the plant director said.
Experts warn Russia's invasion of Ukraine could cause long-lasting harm to the environment. Olha Boiko, a coordinator of the Climate Action Network in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia joins CBS News to discuss.
Ukrainian authorities said Russian forces have taken control of a nuclear plant after it was on fire. Ukrainian leaders blamed the fire on Russian shelling. World leaders are condemning the attack. Charlie D'Agata has more.
The dire warning, which U.S. and international atomic energy officials have not confirmed, says Putin personally ordered "preparation" for an attack on the notorious site.