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This file image, made from footage aired on Jan. 7, 2005, by Israeli television station Channel 10, shows what the channel claimed is Israel’s nuclear facility near Dimona, the first detailed video of the site ever shown to the public. (Channel 10 via AP)
March 25, 2026, 1:58 am
Fallout from Iranian strike on Dimona plant would be symbolic, not radioactive
After missile hit city near sensitive site, experts say strike on nuclear reactor would pose little risk of Chernobyl-like contamination or nuke explosion, but would hurt nonetheless
By Nava Freiberg
Ukrainian soldiers ride an APC on the frontline near Bakhmut, the site of fierce battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, June 5, 2023. (Iryna Rybakova via AP)
June 10, 2023, 4:31 pm
Zelensky says long-awaited counteroffensive underway in Ukraine
Ukrainian president: ‘Everyone is positive. Pass this on to Putin’; last reactor at imperiled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shut down
By SAMYA KULLAB and Jamey Keaten
A Russian serviceman guards an area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo)
August 27, 2022, 2:02 pm
Ukraine says shelling causes damage, threat of radiation leak at nuclear plant
Operator says Russian attacks have damaged infrastructure at Zaporizhzhia, which is controlled by invading forces
By AFP
A general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine, August 7, 2022. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 11, 2022, 8:39 pm
Russian missiles kill 14 in strikes near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
Deadly attacks near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant draw condemnation from the G7, as Russia continues its advance in eastern Ukraine
By Thibault MARCHAND and Joe STENSON
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi talks during an interview with Associated Press in Kyiv, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
April 27, 2022, 6:23 pm
IAEA chief raises alarm over nuclear safety at Russian-controlled plant in Ukraine
Rafael Grossi says UN agency also working to clarify Tehran’s response to findings of traces of enriched uranium at three sites across Iran
By david keyton and Cara Anna
An aerial view of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, is seen in April 1986, made two to three days after the explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine. In front of the chimney is the destroyed 4th reactor. (AP Photo)
March 9, 2022, 9:49 am
Radiation expert: Ukraine war could pose greater nuclear threat than Chernobyl
Radiation countermeasures expert Dr. Alla Shapiro, a Chernobyl first responder, says war conditions make it harder to save lives in event of attack on nuclear power plant
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Two buildings, located near Saudi Arabia's Solar Village research institute, that some analysts believe could be nuclear facilities (Google Earth screen grab)
August 13, 2020, 6:10 am
If the enemy of my enemy gets the bomb: Saudi nuclear plan gives Israel headache
Jerusalem worried about reports saying Iran’s foe may similarly seek nuclear weapons, but has so far remained silent as it works toward diplomatic relations with the fellow US ally
By Raphael Ahren
An emergency alert issued by the Canadian province of Ontario reporting an unspecified “incident” at a nuclear plant is shown on a smartphone Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Ontario Power Generation later sent a message saying the alert “was sent in error." (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press via AP)
January 13, 2020, 2:17 am
Canadian officials accidentally push nuclear alert to millions
Early morning cellphone alert warns residents of ‘incident at nuclear plant just east of Toronto,’ more than an hour later, officials send another message admitting error
By Rob Gillies
This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates' state-run WAM news agency, shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western desert (Arun Girija/WAM via AP, File)
December 28, 2019, 8:18 pm
UAE’s nuclear program could lead to nuclear arms race, disaster, expert says
British nuclear scientist warns Abu Dhabi may be planning weapons program; even if not, threat from terrorists and natural disasters is not properly countered, he says
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this file photo taken on May 19, 2018, workers fix mooring line of the floating power unit (FPU) Akademik Lomonosov as it is towed to Atomflot moorage of the Russian northern port city of Murmansk.(Alexander NEMENOV/AFP)
August 24, 2019, 6:07 pm
‘Chernobyl on ice’? Defiant Russia launches floating nuclear reactor in Arctics
Environmental groups warn of dangers of unprecedented project, dubbing it a potential ‘nuclear Titanic’; explosion at test site raises further concerns
By Andrea PALASCIANO
A picture shows the New Safe Confinement (NSC) new metal dome designed and built by French consortium Novarka encasing the destroyed reactor at Chernobyl plant on July 10, 2019, in Chernobyl. - Ukraine and its European partners on July 10 formally inaugurated a new metal dome encasing the destroyed reactor at the infamous Chernobyl plant, wrapping up a two-decade effort. Branded as the world's largest moveable metal structure, the so-called New Safe Confinement seals the remains of the fourth reactor at the nuclear plant that was the site of the massive Chernobyl disaster in 1986. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
July 11, 2019, 4:20 am
Ukraine inaugurates giant dome over destroyed Chernobyl reactor
World’s largest movable metal structure, costing $1.7 billion, seals remains of fourth reactor at nuclear plant that was the site of massive 1986 disaster
By AFP
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tours an innovation gallery of Saudi Arabian technology, including an exhibit by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, during a visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., March 24, 2018. (Josh Reynolds/AP Images for KAUST)
November 6, 2018, 5:41 am
Saudi Arabia prepares to build first nuclear research reactor
Raising concerns of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, crown prince lays foundations for first of 16 planned sites to be built over the next two decades
By AFP and ToI Staff
View of the nuclear reactor in Dimona, southern Israel, in 2016. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
June 28, 2018, 8:11 am
Israel said to fortify nuclear reactors against Iranian missile strikes
Atomic energy officials say Iranian or Hezbollah attack on facilities unlikely to endanger population, but would serve as propaganda coup
By ToI Staff
Visitors look at the models of oil tanker shaped floating nuclear reactors and oil rigs showcased at the display booth of China's state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation during the China International Exhibition on Nuclear Power Industry in Beijing, Thursday, April 27, 2017. AP Photo/Andy Wong)
April 16, 2018, 4:43 am
Iran MP claims China in talks to build it small nuclear reactors
The mini reactors could be used in nuclear submarines, with Tehran reportedly looking to develop seaborne atomic capabilities
By ToI Staff
In this photo taken on March 7, 2018, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives for talks at 10 Downing Street in London. (AFP Photo/Tolga Akmen)
March 16, 2018, 2:03 am
Iran slams ‘simple-minded’ Saudi crown prince over Hitler jab
Tehran hits back after Mohammed bin Salman likens Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Nazi leader in TV interview
By AFP
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