The 1986 reactor explosion in modern-day Ukraine is considered the world's biggest nuclear disaster.

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

The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine ...

Three Mile Island, site of a past nuclear accident, is set to power the AI boom. A long-shuttered reactor is being rebuilt to ...

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 UN's nuclear watchdog says the protective shield covering the Chornobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine lost its primary ...

Hokkaido's governor approved restarting Japan's newest reactor at the Tomari nuclear power plant on Wednesday, marking a ...

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 ...

The protective shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant can no longer contain radioactive material from the sites’ 1986 ...