What HBO"s "Chernobyl" gets right (and wrong) about the world"s worst nuclear power plant accident
HBO The HBO series "Chernobyl" gets plenty of things right about the nuclear power plant disaster that most likely exposed hundreds of thousands of people to radiation. But to adapt the story for television, the "Chernobyl" writer and producer C.....»»
Chernobyl"s nuclear fuel is smoldering again and there"s a "possibility" of another accident, scientists say
Researchers at the site of the catastrophic 1986 nuclear explosion in Ukraine have detected a spike of neutrons in an underground room at the power plant. Work.....»»
The former deputy director of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant says the HBO series got its villain right, but its hero wrong
Liam Daniel/HBO The HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" is nominated for 19 Emmy awards; the award show will be held Septemb.....»»
Tepco Loads Fuel Rods In World"s Largest Nuclear Power Plant As Atomic Era Reignites
Tepco Loads Fuel Rods In World's Largest Nuclear Power Plant As Atomic Era Reignites .....»»
Nuclear Energy In The World 10 Years After Fukushima
Nuclear Energy In The World 10 Years After Fukushima The March 2011 Fukushima disaster was the most severe nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Its terrifying consequences led some countries to reco.....»»
A floating nuclear power plant that activists dubbed "Chernobyl on ice" has started producing electricity in Russia. Here"s what it looks like.
Alexander Ryumin/TASS/Getty Images Russia's first floating nuclear plant, a vessel called Akademik Lomonosov, is producing electricity for the first time. After about a decade of constru.....»»
Russia has hidden the details of a handful of nuclear accidents since the 1950s — here"s what we know about them
REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/Files The Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster was followed by three days of silence from the Soviet government. When officials did make a statement, they re.....»»
Russia"s first floating nuclear power plant, which activists dubbed "Chernobyl on ice," has docked near Alaska. Photos show its journey.
Alexander Ryumin/TASS/Getty Images R.....»»
Three Mile Island, site of America"s worst nuclear power accident, shuts down
The 1979 partial meltdown badly damaged public support for nuclear energy; Jacqui Heinrich reports......»»
River Of Radiation: Life Near The World"s 3rd-Worst Nuclear Disaster
Before Fukushima and Chernobyl, the worst-ever nuclear d.....»»
Chernobyl emerges from oblivion for the streaming generation
The world nearly forgot about its worst nuclear disaster. Now HBO’s hit drama is bringing visitors to the site of the tragedy......»»
19 stunning photos show what the radioactive area inside the Chernobyl nuclear plant looks like 32 years after the explosion
The Chernobyl nuclear power station di.....»»
Chernobyl in Pictures: Signs of Life After Nuclear Devastation
More than 30 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, the area around Chernobyl is teeming with wildlife......»»
Russia"s "Nuclear Titanic" Heads West, Raising Fears of "Chernobyl on Ice"
The controversial floating power plant will be towed through the Baltic Sea and narrow European straits to get to the Arctic......»»
Japan has developed technology that can show how radiation might spread if there"s an accident at a nuclear power plant
James Marvin Phelps A team of scientists in Japan have developed technology that can "predict where radioactivity would be distributed if it were released from a particular point." The artificial int.....»»
Chernobyl Opens a Solar Power Plant Feet From the Site of Its Infamous Nuclear Disaster
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Uncertainty shadows Pennsylvania"s debate over nuclear power
Four decades after Three Mile Island became shorthand for America's worst commercial nuclear power accident, financial rescues of nuclear power plants are stirring the highest levels of government......»»
California"s next climate challenge: Replacing its last nuclear power plant
Diablo Canyon is the state's largest clean energy source. Will emissions rise after it closes?Diablo Canyon is the state's largest clean energy source. Will emissions rise after it closes?.....»»
Lights Out For Indian Point As NYC Sources More Fossil Fuels For Power Generation
Lights Out For Indian Point As NYC Sources More Fossil Fuels For Power Generation The nuclear power plant known as Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) is slated for closure Friday, fulfilling Gov. Andrew Cuomo's.....»»
Why Japan Is Dumping Water From Fukushima Into the Sea
The Japanese utility giant Tepco is planning to dump more than 1 million cubic meters of treated radioactive water -- enough to fill 500 Olympic-size swimming pools -- from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Oce.....»»
Why Japan Is Dumping Water From Fukushima in the Sea
The Japanese utility giant Tepco is planning to dump more than 1 million cubic meters of treated radioactive water -- enough to fill 500 Olympic-size swimming pools -- from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Oce.....»»