Ukraine war: latest UN vote shows world wants conflict to end – but can’t agree on how to prevent Putin going nuclear: Each time the United Nations gathers to debate and vote on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it becomes more obvious that the vast majority of the international community condemns the invasion and wants the …
Ukraine recap: bad news from the battlefield for Putin, renewed nuclear threats from Russia: Vladimir Putin had barely finished his speech last Friday welcoming four new regions into Mother Russia, when his mouthpiece, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov admitted that they didn’t actually know where the borders of these regions were. “We will clarify everything …
Ukraine war: how the Biden administration is responding to Putin’s threats to go nuclear: Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the spectre of nuclear weapons has hung over the conflict. Several times – most recently after Russia annexed four Ukrainian provinces and declared them part of the federation – the Kremlin leadership has dropped heavy …
Nuclear war: does it take luck or reasoning to avoid it? Lessons from the Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on: The United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to war in October 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis. Just ahead of its 60th anniversary, Russian president Vladimir Putin is issuing nuclear threats following …
Ukraine war: Putin calls up more troops and threatens nuclear option in a speech which ups the ante but shows Russia’s weakness: Declaring a partial mobilisation and threatening the use of “lots of Russian weapons” in response to alleged western nuclear blackmail, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has upped the ante once more in his war …
Zaporizhzhia: proposals for demilitarised zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant are unprecedented – expert reveals: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed an international proposal for a demilitarised zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, currently occupied by Russia. In a much-anticipated September 6 update, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommended this safety and …
South Africa’s nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension: South Africa's Koeberg nuclear power station. Stuart Apsey/Getty Images South Africa’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, has frequently been in the news in 2022, all for the wrong reasons. Its operating licence expires in 2024, and its continued operation thereafter depends …
Shelling of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant exposes multiple risks – a nuclear expert tells us what they are: Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in March, and now have taken it over. It's the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. American Photo Archive/Alamy Shelling has recently intensified at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia …
Russian aggression in Ukraine may prompt Japan and South Korea to abandon nuclear non-proliferation – here’s why: The war in Ukraine called into question many of the fundamental pillars of the international order. The European security system that has developed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact has received a shattering …
Ukraine war: why Moscow could go nuclear over Kyiv’s ‘threats’ to Crimea: As the war in Ukraine is about to head into its sixth month, the ferocity with which it is fought shows no signs of abating – neither on the battlefield, nor in the rhetoric emerging from Moscow and Kyiv. Russian attacks continue to …
The future of nuclear waste: what’s the plan and can it be safe?: Inside the world's first nuclear waste repository in Onkalo, Finland. IAEA Imagebank The UK is planning to significantly expand its nuclear capability, in an effort to decrease its reliance on carbon-based fossil fuels. The government is aiming to construct up to eight …
Ukraine war: Russian tests and Putin’s threats recall the nuclear fears of the cold war: Russia is reported to have held drills this week simulating “nuclear-capable strikes”. According to a statement by Russia’s ministry of defence, forces of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, conducted training sessions to “deliver mock missile strikes with the …
Energy strategy: expensive nuclear power push ignores chance to cut costs of UK’s electricity system: The high global gas price has quadrupled the wholesale energy price for consumers across the UK over the last six months, with those on default tariffs paying by direct debit likely to see their average annual bill rise by £693, …
Can nuclear power secure a path to net zero?: Simon Booth/Shutterstock What’s holding up the UK government’s strategy for securing the country’s energy supply in light of the Russia-Ukraine war and soaring market prices of oil and gas? According to The Guardian, a split between the prime minister, Boris Johnson, and chancellor of the exchequer, …
Ukraine: Russia’s 2020 policy allows for ‘defensive’ use of nuclear weapons: Serhii Milekhin via Shutterstock Even before the Russian military machine entered Ukrainian territory on February 24, the potential threat of escalation to a nuclear conflict had been raised. In the days before the invasion, Russia conducted a large-scale exercise involving simulated long-range conventional and …
Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia power cuts: nervous wait as Ukraine nuclear power plants could start leaking radiation: New Safe Confinement structure at Chernobyl OLEG PETRASYUK/EPA-EFE The catastrophic disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 was caused by an explosion at the Reactor 4 Unit. This expelled a sizeable quantity of radioactive material into the …
Russia’s nuclear power exports: will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?: Russias Novovoronezh plant in central Russia which is a sister project to Turkey's first nuclear power plant, the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine has led to massive sanctions and resulted in heavy blows …
Ukraine war: the dangers following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: Following recent news of Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is the largest in Europe, there is great concern over the potential for a Chernobyl-esque release of radioactive material. Several security personnel at the plant were injured …