{"id":337761,"date":"2026-04-25T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-plans-nuclear-expansion-as-chernobyl-disaster-marks-40-years-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:00:35","slug":"ukraine-plans-nuclear-expansion-as-chernobyl-disaster-marks-40-years-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-plans-nuclear-expansion-as-chernobyl-disaster-marks-40-years-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine plans nuclear expansion as Chernobyl disaster marks 40 years | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eNNt-qEPRtY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine plans nuclear expansion as Chernobyl disaster marks 40 years | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eNNt-qEPRtY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As Ukraine prepares to mark 40 years since the world\u2019s worst nuclear disaster \u2014 the Chernobyl meltdown \u2014 the country has announced plans to significantly expand its nuclear energy output by 2050. <\/p>\n<p>Nearly four decades after the accident, Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine \u2014 including troop movements and strikes near the site \u2014 has reignited fears of radioactive contamination at Chernobyl. Located close to the border with Belarus, the plant sits on a particularly sensitive stretch of Ukraine\u2019s defensive line. Shaun Burnie, a senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace Ukraine, shared his assessment with DW. <\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #chernobyl #nucleardisaster #urkaine #nuclearenergy <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Ukraine marks 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster<br \/>\n00:19 Nature returns to Chernobyl nearly four decades on<br \/>\n00:50 Radiation dangers resurface amid Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine<br \/>\n02:08 Ukraine says Russian drone damaged Chernobyl\u2019s protective shield<br \/>\n04:43 Greenpeace\u2019s Shaun Burnie on Ukraine\u2019s nuclear expansion plans<br \/>\n08:40 Why renewables matter more than nuclear<br \/>\n09:28 \u201cNuclear is last\u2011century technology,\u201d says Shaun Burnie<br \/>\n09:57 Germany\u2019s role in the renewables transition<br \/>\n10:33 Lessons from Chernobyl amid the ongoing Ukraine war <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Ukraine prepares to mark 40 years since the world\u2019s worst nuclear disaster \u2014 the Chernobyl meltdown \u2014 the country has announced plans to significantly expand its nuclear energy output by 2050. Nearly four decades after the accident, Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine \u2014 including troop movements and strikes near the site \u2014 has reignited fears [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":337762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[129045,136399,128834],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-337761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news","tag-mark","tag-prepares","tag-ukraine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine plans nuclear expansion as Chernobyl disaster marks 40 years | DW News | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Ukraine plans nuclear expansion as Chernobyl disaster marks 40 years | DW News for free, here on News ISC. 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