Which nuclear sites are at risk right now — and why
Nuclear Risk Watch continuously correlates public hazard feeds — earthquakes, wildfires, floods, storms and conflict — against the world’s known nuclear facilities, scoring each site by proximity, severity and recency with a plain-English rationale for every score.
298
Nuclear facilities monitored
174
Active hazards (7 days)
1
Facilities at elevated+ risk
Risk distribution
Highest current risk
- 61.6 HIGH
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant · Ukraine
Conflict 0 km from Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, 26 h ago (severity 65%, distance factor 1.00, recency 0.95) → risk HIGH (61.6/100).
- 11.2 LOW
South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant · Ukraine
Conflict 255 km from South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, 26 h ago (severity 65%, distance factor 0.18, recency 0.95) → risk LOW (11.2/100).
- 5.4 LOW
816 Nuclear Military Plant · People's Republic of China
Flood 71 km from 816 Nuclear Military Plant, 5 d ago (severity 30%, distance factor 0.62, recency 0.33) plus 1 other active hazard → risk LOW (5.4/100).
- 3.3 LOW
Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant · Japan
Earthquake 125 km from Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant, 4 d ago (severity 14%, distance factor 0.43, recency 0.41) plus 2 other active hazards → risk LOW (3.3/100).
- 3.3 LOW
Tomari Nuclear Power Plant · Japan
Earthquake 397 km from Tomari Nuclear Power Plant, 4 h ago (severity 34%, distance factor 0.07, recency 0.97) plus 4 other active hazards → risk LOW (3.3/100).
- 2.9 LOW
Ōma Nuclear Power Plant · Japan
Earthquake 178 km from Ōma Nuclear Power Plant, 4 d ago (severity 14%, distance factor 0.30, recency 0.40) plus 4 other active hazards → risk LOW (2.9/100).
- 2.8 LOW
Kursk Nuclear Power Plant · Russia
Conflict 469 km from Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, 7 min ago (severity 65%, distance factor 0.04, recency 1.00) → risk LOW (2.8/100).
- 2.8 LOW
Kursk Nuclear Power Plant 2 · Russia
Conflict 470 km from Kursk Nuclear Power Plant 2, 0 min ago (severity 65%, distance factor 0.04, recency 1.00) → risk LOW (2.8/100).