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Fukushima disaster: 14 years into Japan’s battle to remove 880 tons of nuclear debris

Fourteen years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami led to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, the site has made tangible progress in

Update 277 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been relying on a single off-site power line for more than a week now after

Alleged Yakuza leader admits trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar

An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicates has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global

Inside Fukushima

Eerie new drone footage has for the first time revealed the extent of the damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant 13

Radioactive waste also dumped off Los Angeles coast

For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles. It was out of

National stockpiles for radiological and nuclear emergencies: policy advice

This document describes protocols and practices for ensuring the essential elements of a national stockpile of medical countermeasures for radiation emergencies, particularly

Preparations begin for Fukushima water discharge

At the Fukushima Daiichi site, contaminated water – in part used to cool melted nuclear fuel – is treated by the Advanced

UN Nuclear Chief Expresses Concern for Safety of Large Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant Held by Russia

At a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),

IAEA: ‘No immediate risk’ to Zaporizhzhia from dam damage

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the impact of the damage to the dam on cooling water supplies to the Zaporizhzhia

Health Concerns From Depleted Uranium Shells

The United Kingdom has said it would send depleted uranium shells to Ukraine to use against Russian armour. This article will briefly

Just How Radioactive Are Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons?

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s repeated nuclear threats against member-states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for interfering in Russia’s invasion, occupation,

What You Should Do In The Event Of A Nuclear Detonation

This article is in English, Ukrainian, and Russia. Russian was translated by a human, while Ukrainian was done by Google Translate. Ця