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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicNuclear leak

Topic: Nuclear leak

What happens when nuclear site is struck & can Israel-Iran conflict lead to next Chernobyl or Fukushima

Amid Israel-Iran conflict, concerns over a possible nuclear disaster at Iran's four nuclear facilities, including Fordow.

Close shave at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia evokes Chernobyl, highlights risk of nuclear meltdown

Fire caused by Russian shelling now doused, normal radiation levels confirmed. Though plant is more secure than Chernobyl in 1986, fire in reactors would have caused major disaster.

China’s nuclear leak is no Chernobyl, but how it was handled is troubling

The leak at China's Taishan plant isn't overly concerning. It is the silence of the regulatory body and careful choice of words that is the real problem.

Chernobyl lessons unlearned: Russia hides another nuclear leak

On 26 July, a large group of experts published a paper attributing a radiation cloud that spread over Europe in 2017 to an undeclared accident in Russia.

On Camera

Trump’s fanboys in BJP are now proved wrong. Lesson here is to never personalise diplomacy

The only thing our deeply divided world can agree on is that Trump is a menace. Indians who once sang his praises have now turned viciously against him.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.