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5 Million Tons of Nuclear Waste To Be Buried in English Countryside Within Next Decade, UK Government Reveals

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 05.20.2024 00:00 AM

A near-surface facility for nuclear waste disposal may be built to hold the waste. Read to learn more.

New Drone Footage Unveils Fukushima Nuclear Plant Damage 13 Years After Meltdown

03.20.2024 03:50 AM

New drone footage reveals extensive damage to Fukushima nuclear power plant 13 years after meltdown, showcasing aftermath and structural issues. Continue reading for more details.

Antineutrinos Detected in a Tank of Pure Water 150 Miles From the Nuclear Power Plant Where It Originated

04.14.2023 07:14 AM

For the first time, scientists used pure water to detect antineutrinos, which are the antiparticle counterpart of neutrinos. Read the article to learn more.

Nuclear Power Plants in Ukraine Won't Withstand Wars [Report]

10.06.2022 19:48 PM

Read on to know why nuclear plants are not designed for wars. Because there have only been a few nuclear catastrophes throughout history, scientists have optimized nuclear plants to survive numerous situations that may undermine the facilities' flammable characteristics.

New Power Production Technique Accelerates Fuel 200 Times the Speed of Sound

04.06.2022 03:15 AM

A startup by University of Oxford develops a novel approach to generate power using nuclear fusion. Read more to know how the simpler and more efficient process works.

Ukraine Reports No Radiation Level Changes at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant After Russia Seizes Facility

03.04.2022 04:27 AM

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine has been captured by Russian armed forces. Continue reading to find out the radiation levels in the area.

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Spiked 20 Times Its Original Radiation After Captured by Russian Military

02.27.2022 03:01 AM

Chernobyl's 1986 disaster was the most devastating nuclear event in history. Read about the power plant's situation after being captured by Russian forces.

China Claims "There is no Leak" in Taishan Nuclear Power Plant

06.17.2021 01:20 AM

The Chinese environment ministry has released a statement reaffirming that "There is no leak" at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province, southern China.

Threatening Nuclear Fission in Chernobyl Alerts Scientists, But Second Disaster Not Happening

05.11.2021 07:00 AM

New nuclear fission took place in Chernobyl, and it caused high alert to scientists. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the late 1980s remains one of the worst nuclear explosions in the history of man.

Japan’s Fukushima Wastewater Will Slowly Be Released to the Pacific Ocean Over the Next Decades

04.13.2021 08:56 AM

Japan announced on Tuesday, April 13, that it has approved the plan to release over one million tons of Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean over several decades.

Nuclear Fusion: World’s First Ever Reactor To Be Tested This Summer

03.25.2021 00:17 AM

Nuclear fusion experiments at the Joint European Torus are a necessary dress rehearsal for the mega-experiment.

Strong 7.1 Earthquake Rocks Northeast Japan Including Fukushima

02.13.2021 23:09 PM

A 7.1 earthquake jolts Northeast Japan, including Fukushima prefecture, which was once devastated by the 15-meter tsunami and the world's worst nuclear disaster in 2011.

Rare Mineral of Roman Concrete Found in Japanese Nuclear Power Plant

01.12.2021 03:10 AM

A rare mineral in roman concrete that allows it to stand the test of time has been found in a Japanese nuclear power plant's walls.

Small Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Future to Greener Energy

01.04.2021 11:30 AM

Small nuclear reactors promise to be the future of greener, sustainable energy. Many of us are aware of nuclear energy's destructive power, but could it also hold the secret to greener energy.

Officials Seek World Heritage Status for Ghost Ruins of Chernobyl

12.14.2020 18:00 PM

The ghostly ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are set to become a UNESCO World Heritage like the Taj Mahl in India and Stonehenge in England.

NASA Plans to Operate Nuclear Power Plants on Moon and Mars by 2026

11.18.2020 06:00 AM

NASA mulls building a nuclear power plant on the moon and Mars by 2026 to support its long-term exploration plans.

Project ITER Paves the Way for the Future of Nuclear Energy

07.29.2020 06:40 AM

The assembly of a giant nuclear energy generation, a tokamak, will be the world's largest in 2025. The international project ITER unites thousands of scientists and engineers for the future of nuclear fusion energy.

Mystery Solved? Radioactive Isotopes in Finland and Scandinavia May Come From Western Russia, Claim Nordic Officials

06.29.2020 00:40 AM

Although the source of the recent radioactivity in the Baltic air remains unknown, some speculate that it may come from Russia's powerplants.

Waste Liquid Contaminated With Radiation To Be Released in Fukushima

12.27.2019 01:23 AM

The Japanese government has laid out options on how to release radioactive wastes but the locals are against it.

Three Mile Island to Close, Experts Say It’s a Bad Idea

05.24.2019 08:57 AM

The TMI nuclear plant is to be shutting down this fall and experts are contesting the decision. On March 28, 1978, in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, one of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station's two reactors experienced a partial meltdown, discharging toxic radiation into the atmosphere.

Nuclear Power Plants in the US Aren't Built For Climate Change

04.22.2019 14:32 PM

The existing nuclear power plants in the US may not have been designed to survive the ever changing climate brought about by global warming, Should this ever be a problem?

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