The World’s First ‘Reactor’ Disaster” dives into the unprecedented challenges faced during the world’s first nuclear reactor ...

Not all nuclear accidents make global headlines, but SL-1 was significant for being the first to take American lives. On ...

Japan's government continues to avoid confronting the difficult reality of nuclear power. But this doesn't mean the myths of inherent safety and absolute necessity of reactors can go on forever.

The site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster remains damaged, but so far, radiation levels outside the plant have not ...

If all workers do in fact leave the plant, the nuclear fuel in all three reactors is likely to melt down, which would lead to wholesale releases of radioactive material — by far the largest accident ...

Studies suggest that nearly half a million people died in the U.S. alone from complications related to pollution from coal-fired electrical plants in the 21 years from 1999 to 2020, yet nobody seems ...

Chornobyl nuclear plant's protective shield can no longer confine radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, U.N. nuclear ...