How fast does radiation dissipate following a nuclear disaster? There have only been a handful of reactor meltdowns throughout the history of nuclear engineering, but the 1986 explosion at the ...

When the Chernobyl reactor exploded, the Soviet Union rushed thousands of volunteers into a lethal radiation zone. Among them ...

From Bhopal to the draining of the Aral Sea, discover some of the worst man-made disasters that have occurred around the ...

The official investigation into the Fukushima disaster called it a “made in Japan” failure by a nuclear industry that suffered from regulatory capture, faulty leadership, defective engineering, and ...

After the explosion of reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986, the Soviet Union launched an enormous emergency response. Thousands of workers, soldiers, and specialists ...

Doctors ruled, therefore, that her defects were likely caused by her birth mother having lived close to Chernobyl in the years after reactor no.4 of the Nuclear Power Plant close to Pripyat exploded.

Between changing risk perceptions and new equipment developed to cope with extreme hazards, these major disasters have had a profound impact on nuclear safety management.

When the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on April 26, 1986, the region became one of the most heavily contaminated areas on the planet. A 1,000-square-mile area surrounding the doomed nuclear ...

When Oksana Masters crossed the finish line to capture her 10th Paralympic gold medal on March 6th, it was just another amazing chapter in a book filled with them.

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Despite scientific evidence of climate change, the Tennessee Valley Authority continues to look backwards by burning coal.