Russian troops destroyed and stole equipment used to monitor radiation levels at Chernobyl, requiring the creation of a new sensor network that could involve drones and robots to avoid landmines in the area Technology 2 May 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Scientists at Chernobyl testing a radiation-monitoring device on a quadruped robot from Boston Dynamics Yannick … Read more
Researchers hoping to identify bacteria capable of consuming radioactive waste at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant fear their work has been destroyed by Russian troops Technology 22 April 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Facilities at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine have been looted ISPNPP Researchers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine had been … Read more
Scientists at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant say that radioactive material was stolen by looters during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Technology | Analysis 29 March 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Satellite image of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on 10 March Satellite image (c) 2022 Maxar Technologies/DigitalGlobe/Getty Images Radioactive material has been stolen … Read more
Physicists say that the risk of nuclear material being released from the Chernobyl reactor as a result of Russian attack is minimal Technology 24 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Ukrainian soldiers in the abandoned city of Pripyat, near Chernobyl Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/Future Publishing/Getty Images Russian forces have gained control of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine, … Read more