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Power lines damaged in suspected sabotage attack at Germany's Brandenburg power substation

The incident involved "an unconventional explosive and incendiary device that is capable of detonating but did not do so," police said, without giving further details.

Police vehicle on site after explosive devices have been found at a substation near the Jaenschwalde power plant in Turnow-Preilack, Germany, September 1, 2026.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) Units 1 and 2 at Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India, pictured in 2016; illustrative.

Massive cyberattack leaks thousands of files from India's largest nuclear plant on dark web

US President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order to drastically shrink two national monuments in Utah, paving the way for fossil fuel extraction and mining, at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 13, 2026.

Trump says US will strike Iranian power plants, bridges next week if no deal reached

The road to Hydro-Quebec's Romaine 4 hydroelectric dam is seen in the Côte-Nord Administrative Region of Quebec, Canada.

Cable issues force a second shutdown at new Hydro-Quebec line supplying New York City electricity


IAEA chief plans to issue report on Zaporizhzhia early next week

Ukraine said it hit targets in region where IAEA team is working.

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi attends a news conference in Vienna, Austria, March 7, 2022.

Russia: We thwarted an attempt by Ukraine to capture Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Ukrainian landing group near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is being destroyed * Ukraine nuclear reactor shut down due to shelling * 13 emergency workers killed by Ukrainian artillery fire

A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022.

What would happen if the Ukraine-Russia war caused a nuclear accident?

The UN nuclear watchdog had already warned earlier this month of shelling near the nuclear power plant.

A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022.

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of shelling around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Ukraine's state nuclear company Energoatom energy agency said Russian troops again shelled the grounds of the plant complex in the last 24 hours.

A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022.

Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe as plant loses power, Zelensky says

Nuclear experts have warned of the risk of damage to the plant's spent nuclear fuel pools or its reactors.

A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, August 4, 2022.

Russia's Duma Council to hold special meeting on Zaporizhzhia nuclear station

Russia's defense ministry said last week it could shut down the plant if shelling continues.

A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022.

Gaza power plant closes, Palestinians have 4 hours of electricity daily

Gaza is chronically short of electricity and is never able to provide 24-hour service.

A view shows Gaza's power plant through a barbed fence in the central Gaza Strip January 16, 2017

Russian handling of captured Ukrainian power plants could spell disaster -IAEA head

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called Russia's actions around the plant "the height of irresponsibility," accusing Moscow of using it as a "nuclear shield."

 Surveillance camera footage shows a flare landing at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during shelling in Enerhodar, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine March 4, 2022, in this screengrab from a video obtained from social media

US Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions

The decision will constrain the EPA's ability to issue any regulations on power plants that push for an ambitious national shift in energy policy toward renewable sources.

 The inscription on the Supreme Court building reads "equal justice under law."

Six burned to death after blast at Indian chemical plant

The blast on Sunday night took place in a hub for chemical and petrochemical manufacturing units at the state's Dahej industrial estate.

 An employee works inside Alembic Pharmaceutical Limited's plant in Halol, in the western state of Gujarat, India, July 14, 2017.