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The German government paid over $500,000 to hunters in 2009 for wild boar that had to be destroyed after traces of radioactivity were found.

Germany’s Radioactive Wild Boars

Will Sullivan | Smithsonian Magazine Fallout from nuclear tests conducted in the mid-20th century may contribute to the high levels of radiation seen in the animals today, a new study finds. From weapons tests to destructive accidents at power plants, human nuclear activity has contaminated the Earth with radioactive material.Read More

IAEA Report: Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine

IAEA Report: Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine

Chernobyl, Documents, Latest, Zaporizhzhya September 9, 2022 at 6:48 pm 0 comments

IAEA REPORT: NUCLEAR SAFETY, SECURITY AND SAFEGUARDS IN UKRAINE ukraine-2ndsummaryreport_sept2022

Russian seizure of Chernobyl lays bare the farcical designation of nuclear power as ‘peaceful, safe and sustainable’

Russian seizure of Chernobyl lays bare the farcical designation of nuclear power as ‘peaceful, safe and sustainable’

Karly Burch | The Conversation At least seven forest fires continue to burn around the Russian-held Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine, raising fears radionuclides could spread from the defunct facility. Earlier this week, the Ukrainian parliament issued a statement blaming the fires on shelling or arson by Russian forces that captured the site inRead More

Urgent Update from Chernobyl: Nuclear Facilities Lost Access to the Electricity Grid

Urgent Update from Chernobyl: Nuclear Facilities Lost Access to the Electricity Grid

Chernobyl, Latest March 9, 2022 at 10:33 pm 0 comments

Olga Kosharna | Due to combat actions, Emergency disconnection of high-voltage power transmission line 750kV “Kievskaya-ChNPP” occurred on 09.03.2022 at 11:22. ChNPP and all nuclear facilities inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone – SNFSF-1, SNFSF-2 and the New Safe Confinement – remain depowered.