Articles on Ukraine from World Nuclear News

The latest news from WNN on the situation in Ukraine

WNN: Emergency generators in use as Zaporizhzhia loses off-site power (9 March 2023)

Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, is relying on emergency diesel generators to provide power essential to safety functions after it lost all off-site power on Thursday morning following missile strikes on Ukraine.

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WNN: Differences over Zaporizhzhia safety zone prospects (7 March 2023)

A senior Russian diplomat says that talks on a security zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "are losing momentum" while Ukraine's energy minister says that diplomatic steps to return it to Ukraine have "reached a dead end".

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WNN: Delayed rotation of IAEA experts at Zaporizhzhia takes place (3 March 2023)

The changeover of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) staff at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has taken place, following a month-long delay, with the experts having to make part of the journey across the frontline by foot.

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WNN: IAEA to continue Zaporizhzhia safety zone efforts as war enters second year ( 24 Feb 2023)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi said the agency will do all it can to ensure nuclear safety, as it publishes a report covering the events of the past year.

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WNN: Grossi's appeal over delay to IAEA staff rotation at Zaporizhzhia (21 Feb 2023)

The planned rotation of the three International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhia (ISAMZ) staff has now been delayed for more than two weeks.

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WNN: Cameco to supply Ukraine's uranium needs to 2035 (9 Feb 2023)

Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy utility Energoatom and Cameco Corporation have agreed commercial terms for a major supply contract that would see Cameco meeting Ukraine's needs for natural uranium for nuclear fuel until 2035.

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WNN: IAEA chief's fresh Zaporizhzhia talks, Ukraine brings in nuclear sanctions (6 Feb 2023)

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is expected in Russia this week for more talks on establishing a safety and security zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

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WNN: European Parliament calls for Russia sanctions to include nuclear (3 Feb 2023)

​The European Parliament has urged European Union (EU) leaders to extend the sanctions introduced as a result of the war with Ukraine to include nuclear energy.

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WNN: Ukraine steps up preparations for first AP1000 reactors (23 January 2023)

The Cabinet of Ministers in Ukraine has given the go-ahead to begin work on project documentation for the construction of two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant.

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WNN: IAEA teams in place at Ukraine's nuclear plants (19 Jan 2023)

The International Atomic Energy Agency's newly-established missions at Ukraine's nuclear power plants are not just symbolic, but signify the presence of internationally renowned experts who "will provide advice and technical support at this very difficult time", IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

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WNN: IAEA inspectors to be based in more Ukrainian sites (28 October 2022)

​Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are to be deployed to the Khmelnitsky, Rivne, South Ukraine and Chernobyl nuclear power plant sites in addition to those already at Zaporizhzhia, where efforts to bring in a protection zone continue.

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WNN: WANO resolution stresses unity in supporting Zaporizhzhia ( 26 October 2022)

The WANO board of directors has passed a resolution that "every effort" be taken to "ensure there be no interference in the operator’s ability to safely perform their work" and resolves "to maintain WANO unity in supporting the Zaporizhzhia power plant and ensures that no member nuclear power station becomes isolated from the industry".

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WNN: Ukraine invites IAEA inspectors to verify nuclear materials (25 October 2022)

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is sending inspectors to two locations in Ukraine to carry out a safeguards check that there are no undeclared nuclear activities and material. The checks are to take place at the request of Ukraine as it rejects allegations made by Russia.

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WNN: Efforts to create Zaporizhzhia safety zone continue amid fresh concerns (19 October 2022)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has reiterated the urgency of establishing a safety zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

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WNN: IAEA's Grossi holds talks with Russia's President Putin (11 October 2022)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks were arranged as part of efforts to establish a safety and security zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

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WWN: Zaporizhzhia power supply restored, situation 'remains fragile' (10 October 2022)

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Ukrainian engineers had restored external power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, a day after it lost connection to the last operating power line, which had forced the use of emergency diesel generators.

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WNN: Grossi says IAEA considers Zaporizhzhia as Ukrainian (7 October 2022)

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, says that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is, according to international law, Ukrainian and its ownership is with Energoatom. He was speaking after talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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WNN: Ukraine, Russia and control of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (6 October 2022)

​Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to transfer Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Russian control and oversight on Wednesday. But Ukraine calls it an illegal attempt to take control of the plant and says the Russian president’s decree is "null and void".

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