ウクライナのチェルノブイリ原発で電力中断が発生し、冷却システムが停止、放射能リスクの懸念が高まっている。しかし、貯蔵燃料の老朽化により、専門家は溶融の危険を極めて低いと評価している。国際原子力機関（IAEA）は状況を注視している。
1986年の災害現場であるチェルノブイリ原発で電力喪失が発生し、使用済み燃料の冷却システムが停止した。この中断は、ロシア軍によるウクライナの変電所攻撃によるもので、国際原子力機関（IAEA）が報告した。IAEA事務局長ラファエル・グロッシ氏はXで「IAEAは原子力安全への影響を評価するため、事態を積極的に追跡している」と述べた。
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure have created a “certain shortage” of fuel in Russia, though he insisted the situation was “not critical,” in a rare public acknowledgment of strain on the country’s supply network.
Hong Kong authorities said an operational glitch at the Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station in Shenzhen last week posed no risk to public health or the environment. The event occurred during a scheduled refuelling overhaul and was rated Level 0 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale.
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc halted the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi plant on Saturday after a low-flow alarm triggered an automatic shutdown.
Rotating blackouts hit Luzon and the Visayas this week, revealing heavy reliance on a few major power plants and transmission lines. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines raised red and yellow alerts on May 13 and 14 amid insufficient supply. Analysts from the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities warned that disruptions in shared facilities can cascade into wider shortages.
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India has delayed the planned maintenance of 10 gigawatts of coal-based power plants by three months due to gas supply constraints from the West Asia conflict. Piyush Singh, additional secretary at the Ministry of Power, said 8 GW of gas-based capacity is affected by higher fuel costs from the Iran war. The government plans to add 22 GW of new capacity in the next three months.