#NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Zmiivska thermal power station destroyed by a Russian missile attack on 22 March 2024. Photo: Scott Peterson/Getty Images

Ukraine warns Russian attacks on energy facilities endanger nuclear plants

A Russian drone and missile attack on Monday forced Ukraine to disconnect several nuclear power units from the grid, posing a risk to the nuclear power sector, a Ukrainian mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

Aerial view where the construction of a nuclear power plant is planned to build.

PM Tusk says Poland begins preparatory work for first nuclear power plant

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced the commencement of preparatory work for Poland’s first nuclear power plant.

Photo: Sergey Pyatakov via Wikimedia Commons

IAEA Chief to lead inspection of Kursk Nuclear Power Plant

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, announced via his X account on Monday that he will personally lead a mission to inspect the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in Russia’s Kursk region.

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Zelenskyy warns of ‘unexpected deadly threats’ during Chernobyl’s 38th anniversary address

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 38 years ago today showed the world how quickly and unexpectedly deadly threats can appear.

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Poland’s first nuclear power plant to cost approximately EUR 34.6 bn: official

“We are at the stage of preparing the financing,” commercial proxy for Poland’s nuclear power plant developer (PEJ) Jan Chadam said.

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Poland’s nuclear power project will move forward: Deputy Environment Minister

There is no way to halt Poland’s nuclear energy project, deputy Climate and Environment Minister and the government’s commissioner for strategic energy infrastructure Maciej Bando said on Saturday. He added that one of the project’s key elements is finalizing the power plant’s financing.