The world's worst nuclear disaster began 40 years ago at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power generation facility experienced an explosion and meltdown. Ironically, ...

The West is turning to nuclear power once more, but experts say that without new mines, demand for uranium could exceed ...

I was in a state of near shock,” says Volodymyr Kholosha as he recalls the moment that he first saw the burnt-out reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on the day it exploded. “What I witnessed ...

A documentary analysis of Türkiye's all-hazards emergency planning system finds strong arrangements for radiological ...

On Monday, my colleague Jeffrey Kluger wrote an insightful post, “Butterfly Wings and Nuclear Disasters,” about how—with all respect to the Greek dramatists— there really is no such thing as a single ...

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims and tourists from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, 26 April 2026. Image ©Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV called for responsible use of atomic energy on Sunday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky takes part in the opening of a new permanent exhibition at the National Chornobyl Museum ...

Sometime this week, without informing worried Michigan neighbors, a Holtec International team is launching a mission that ...

On June 29, 1966, the USSR Council of Ministers issued a decree approving a plan for commissioning nuclear power plants through 1977. The document specifically included the construction of nuclear ...

The Chernobyl disaster began in the early hours of April 26, 1986, when a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded during a safety test. The explosion and subsequent fire sent a plume of ...