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China picks its lowest-scoring officers to command nuclear submarines
Submarines are one of China's foremost weapons, but the officers who lead them are chosen from cand…
Michael Peck
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A nuclear bomb is still missing after it was dropped off the Georgia coastline 65 years ago
A nuclear bomb is still missing. In 1958, an Air Force B-47 jet dropped a Mark 15 near Tybee Island…
Jenny McGrath
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Bavarian boars may be radioactive because of truffles contaminated by nuclear weapon testing decades ago
Radioactive Bavarian boars eat truffles contaminated by fallout from both Chernobyl and nuclear wea…
Jenny McGrath
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Where to find food and water that's safe to eat in the event of a nuclear apocalypse
After a nuclear apocalypse, canned fish is a great food option. But avoid fresh products, like eggs…
Kelly Burch
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Wolves in the Chernobyl radiation zone developing resistance to cancer, says study
Research established that gray wolves in Chernobyl have altered immune systems, similar to cancer p…
Rebecca Rommen
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UN atomic agency says it is investigating 'extremely serious' claim that a missile flew directly over a Ukrainian power plant
Had the missile gone astray, it may have caused a massive nuclear accident, the International Atomi…
Marianne Guenot
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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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Oliver Stone says you should be more worried about the climate crisis than the risks of using nuclear power
Oliver Stone has shifted his stance on nuclear power. His documentary "Nuclear Now" examines the di…
Catherine Boudreau
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Despite Ukrainian fears, nuclear experts say fighting near Chernobyl unlikely to cause major radiation threat
Nuclear experts said they weren't concerned about a major release of radiation at Chernobyl, the si…
Aria Bendix
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'Mad panic' evacuation as IAEA warns of a nuclear accident at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant occupied by Russian forces
The UN nuclear watchdog issues a stark warning that a 'severe nuclear accident" looms at Ukraine's …
Bethany Dawson
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Ukraine claims that Russia plans to fake a major nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia power plant and force a ceasefire
Ukraine said Russia hoped an accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant would require a cease…
Alia Shoaib
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Putin's new nuclear-powered cruise missile, one of his so-called 'super weapons,' is unnecessary but not totally useless, nuclear weapons expert says
Even if Putin's claim of a successful test of the Burevestnik is true, it doesn't really change muc…
Chris Panella
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Why we don't have fusion power plants yet, and what it'll take to get clean, limitless energy to market
Trying to create a fusion reaction on Earth is tricky. Trying to control it and harness it in a pow…
Jenny McGrath
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UN nuclear agency says danger won't stop them as they arrive at a Ukrainian nuclear plant amid increased military activity around it
The UN-linked agency said its visit is designed to stop a "nuclear accident," but increased militar…
Sinéad Baker
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Chernobyl's nuclear fuel is smoldering. To prevent another accident, researchers are studying the site's radioactive lava.
In a lab, scientists recreated the lava produced by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. They hope to fi…
Aria Bendix
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The time in 1978 when a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite crashed into Canada and scattered radioactive debris everywhere
Almost 50 years ago, a nuclear-powered satellite crashed, leading to an extensive cleanup effort. I…
Chris Panella
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Hedge funds are pouring money into uranium stocks as they bet on a nuclear-powered future
Bloomberg reports hedge fund managers are expecting a dramatic rise in the price of uranium, a key …
Aruni Soni
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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…
Joshua Zitser
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Nuclear power could transform the US energy grid — but decades of roadblocks and rising prices are standing in the way
Experts say relying more nuclear power could reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, especially as t…
Avery Hartmans
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Russia is firing artillery from a captured nuclear power plant, leaving Ukraine reluctant to shoot back
Experts previously said the risk of a nuclear catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant i…