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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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Rolls-Royce unveils a concept nuclear reactor that could one day power a colony on the moon
Rolls-Royce is hoping its micronuclear reactor could be installed on the moon by the early 2030s.
Marianne Guenot
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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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Nuclear workers describe beatings, detention, and looting by Russian soldiers to force them to keep a Ukrainian power plant running
Zaporizhzhia workers told The Times they were beaten and shot. The UN says the use of torture by Ru…
Bethany Dawson
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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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Russia was making big plans for Ukraine's nuclear power plants before its invasion fell apart
Russia wanted to use Ukraine's nuclear power plants to bring Ukrainian officials to heel and to kee…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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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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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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Russian forces left roughly 100 liters of 'high-quality vodka' at the Chernobyl nuclear plant before they retreated, Ukrainian workers say
Hundreds of workers were held hostage during the occupation, but now they're cleaning the mess Russ…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Russian forces left piles of excrement in every office of the Chernobyl nuclear plant before they retreated, Ukrainian workers say
Ukrainian workers also found spray-painted conference rooms, smashed computer screens, and 100 lite…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Russia wanted a quick victory in Ukraine, and it sent its spies after Ukrainian nuclear power plant workers to make it happen
As part of an effort to destabilize Ukrainian institutions, Russian spies began recruiting agents i…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Russian soldiers accused of kidnapping the director general of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Ukraine's nuclear power provider Energoatom said that Ihor Murashov was blindfolded and pushed into…
Bethany Dawson
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Uranium prices spike to their highest since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, as Biden weighs sanctions on Russian supplier
Uranium prices rose 11% Friday, their highest level since Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, …
Shalini Nagarajan
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Russian forces are closing in on another major Ukrainian nuclear plant after seizing Europe's largest nuclear facility
After seizing the Zaporizhzhia facility, Russian forces are dangerously close to Ukraine's second-l…
Katie Balevic
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Creepy drone footage from Fukushima shows how a nuclear reactor looks after meltdown
A drone and robot are aiding in the inspection of the devastation inside the Fukushima Daiichi nucl…
Marianne Guenot
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The US wants to build a different kind of nuclear reactor from a decades-old concept that could power ships and other off-the-grid locations
Most nuclear reactors use water as a coolant. Molten-salt reactors use salts with higher boiling po…
Jenny McGrath
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NASA selects three firms to design nuclear power plant for moon
This technology would benefit future exploration under the Artemis mission that aims to land the…
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Ukrainian authorities accused Russian troops of detonating ammo at Europe's largest nuclear power plant
Ukraine said representatives of Rosatom, Russia's state atomic energy corporation, were at the nucl…
Jake Epstein
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More than 100 Ukrainian workers have been trapped at Chernobyl for nearly 2 weeks after Russia invasion
Nuclear experts worry that Chernobyl workers, who are sleeping on the floor, tables, or cots, are g…