When the Chernobyl reactor exploded, radiation was so deadly it could kill in minutes. Yet one pilot was ordered to fly ...

RUSSIA STRIKES CHERNOBYL DOME BUILT AFTER NUCLEAR MELTDOWN REACTOR CORE BECAME EXPOSED CHERNOBYL DEATH COUNT UNCERTAIN ...

Given the totality of energy production, nuclear energy is very safe, but when things go wrong, they go very wrong as ...

An innovative algorithm for detecting collisions of high-speed particles within nuclear fusion reactors has been developed, inspired by technologies used to determine whether bullets hit targets in ...

Drone damage to the protective shield around a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has rendered it unable to do its main safety function, a nuclear watchdog said. The drone strike ...

The damaged Chernobyl nuclear power plant is threatening to become a danger again. According to Ukrainian sources, further ...

Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February. By Kim Barker Radiation levels have not ...

Radioactive dust and particles could escape from the damaged Reactor 4 if the disaster site is hit by another missile.

In Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, a giant protective shield is slowly being moved into place a couple of feet at a time. The concrete and steel arch is billed as the ...

Research over the years has found that a black mold, formed from a number of different fungi, has been growing toward radioactive particles, and surviving on ionizing radiation, at the Chernobyl ...