Russia has accused Ukraine of planning a "provocation" at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control.

President Zelensky says Ukraine's forces are targeting the Russian soldiers, who are deployed to a southern Ukrainian nuclear plant.

Russia and Ukraine accused each other amid fresh shelling at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, while the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog warned of ‘grave hour’ as he called for an immediate inspection of the facility by international experts.

Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.

Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.

After years of delay,  Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has begun construction of Egypt's first nuclear power plant, calling it "the largest project of Russian-Egyptian cooperation" since the 1950s.

Following reports of a loud sound near Iran’s nuclear power plant in Bushehr, an Iranian official said the anti-aircraft fire was part of a military drill in the area.

Iran’s nuclear agency says the power plant and its 1,000-megawatt reactor will be reconnected to the grid after the issue is resolved in a few days.

The former head of military intelligence for the Israeli army says Iran’s first ever launch of 60-percent uranium enrichment after a sabotage incident at Natanz last Sunday shows the country was prepared for the attack.

Japan says the water release is necessary to press ahead with the decommissioning of the plant destroyed in a 2011 tsunami, but China and South Korea have warned against the move.