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The risk of a catastrophic event at nuclear sites in Ukraine is low, nuclear experts said. But disaster is still possible, especially if there is fighting nearby.
There are many failsafes in place to avoid nuclear accidents. But these have never had to withstand…
Marianne Guenot
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15 historic moments that have happened during Queen Elizabeth II's reign
Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Imperial State Crown, and the Duke of Edinburgh in uniform of Admira…
Armani Syed
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Rural Ohio is facing comparisons to Chernobyl after a massive chemical leak caused by a train derailment. Here's what the disaster really has in common with the nuclear accident.
Although the intense imagery suggests Ohio might have a mini Chernobyl on its hands, the scale of C…
Hannah Getahun
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Russian troops seize Chernobyl's remnants after a battle, risking Western efforts to contain one of the world's most radioactive sites
"Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the #Chornobyl_NPP," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Z…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Romania grapples with hundreds of Ukrainian children arriving alone every week — and fear of a nuclear disaster
Romanian officials told Insider that more than 500 children from Ukraine arrived in the country las…
Charles R. Davis
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Russia appears to control Ukrainian nuclear power plant after attack, but 'a great concern' is who's running it, US official says
Ukrainian officials confirmed that Russian forces on Friday attacked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant…
Jake Epstein,Christopher Woody
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A remote-working employee of the world's biggest nuclear power plant left important documents on the roof of his car before driving off. It could delay a Tepco plant restart.
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant has been offline since 2012 due to safety lapses and str…
Huileng Tan
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A floating nuclear plant in Russia features a gym, bar, and pool. An expert calls it 'Chernobyl on ice.'
The plant, called Akademik Lomonosov, is expected to supply electricity to an estimated 100,000 hom…
Aria Bendix
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Chernobyl was the world's worst nuclear power plant accident. Here's how it compares to Fukushima and Three Mile Island.
The disaster, which rejoined the cultural conversation thanks to a new series on HBO, took place on…
Aria Bendix
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HBO's 'Chernobyl' series invented a main character to depict the world's worst nuclear power plant accident
"She would have been a young woman in the Second World War and grew up through the most horrific ti…
Aria Bendix
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What HBO's 'Chernobyl' gets right (and wrong) about the world's worst nuclear power plant accident
In the wake of the world's worst nuclear power plant accident, which forced the entire city of Prip…
Aria Bendix
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'Fear': Ukrainians from Zaporizhzhia, where Russia attacked a nuclear plant, faced a harrowing journey to Poland
A family from Zaporizhzhia worried the train they were on would be bombed when it was halted by an …
John Haltiwanger
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Inside Chernobyl, 30 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history
An explosion rocked the plant on the morning of April 26, 1986, sending radioactive matter through …
Chloe Pantazi,Chloe Pantazi
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It looks like the Russians are trying to hide the truth about that nuclear accident in Nyonoksa
Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted last year that the Burevestnik would be "invincible," asse…
Ryan Pickrell
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Japan Upgrades Fukushima Nuclear Incident To 'Serious' After Plant Operator Admits Started Over A Month Before Being Discovered
Tanaka said there is a much larger ongoing problem at the plant: massive amounts of contaminated gr…
Mari Yamaguch, AP
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Russia has hidden the details of a handful of nuclear accidents since the 1950s - here's what we know about them
Since the Soviet Union began developing nuclear technology in 1943, Russia's government has tried t…
Aria Bendix,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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China may add a 'nuclear element' to the disputes in the South China Sea, the Pentagon is warning
"China sees securing the ability to develop marine nuclear tech as a manifestation of its maritime …
Christopher Woody
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More Than Two Years After The Meltdown, The Situation At Fukushima Remains Frighteningly Out Of Control
An aerial view shows workers wearing protective suits and masks work at a construction site (C) of …
Rob Wile
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How Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Went From Bad To Worse
Masayuki Ono, an official at Tepco’s plant siting department, told reporters that radiation levels …
Adam Taylor
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India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Has Been A Magnet For Controversy Since Day 1
The latest international nuclear spat is occurring between Sri Lanka and India over the latter’s im…