IAEA completes follow-up mission to Chernobyl
The technical follow-up mission – the IAEA’s second to the Chernobyl site in the past six weeks – was part of efforts
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IAEA chief raises alarm over nuclear safety at Russian-controlled plant in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general says the level of safety at Europe’s largest nuclear plant, currently under Russian occupation in Ukraine,
IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) had been disconnected from the electricity
Ukraine: The risks of war in a nuclear state
The fear that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could escalate to a nuclear war is real. But what happens if any of the
A guide: Nuclear power in Ukraine
How big is Ukraine’s nuclear power industry? Ukraine is heavily dependent on nuclear energy, with 15 reactors generating about half of its
Nuclear Radiation and Frequently Asked Questions About Potassium Iodide
DEFCON Warning System – We are posting this not because there is a possibility of nuclear war, but because there are nuclear
Taishan Nuclear Power Plant: Situation in China serious enough to warrant shutdown, warns French co-owner EDF
The French power company that co-owns a nuclear plant in China would shut it down if it could, due to damage to
DEFCON Warning System Digest – You Can Survive Nuclear War
The Director refutes and gives scientific answers to the prevalent and incorrect belief that nuclear war is unsurvivable.
Nuclear reactions are smoldering again at Chernobyl
Thirty-five years after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine exploded in the world’s worst nuclear accident, fission reactions are smoldering again
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident, Ten Years On
Much has been learnt in the ten years since the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and the subsequent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi
Audit raises concerns about wildfire risks at US nuclear lab
One of the nation’s premier nuclear laboratories isn’t taking the necessary precautions to guard against wildfires, according to an audit by the
Nuclear fusion reactor could be here as soon as 2025
A viable nuclear fusion reactor — one that spits out more energy than it consumes — could be here as soon as