The world is unpredictable, and even the safest nuclear power plant can’t guarantee that it will hold up against whatever tragedy is coming next. The morning light was peaking over the sandstone bluff ...

Chernobyl, HBO Max's new Fukushima documentary film has emerged as the platform's number one hit domestically. Find out more.

Preparatory work has begun for installing solar panels which the operators of the Chernobyl plant site say will help meet energy needs if external power is lost.  ; ...

Iran and Russia have both alleged that a projectile struck the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Islamic Republic, raising the specter of a radiological incident as Tehran’s war with ...

Fifteen years on from its worst-ever nuclear accident, Japan is welcoming nuclear power back into its energy mix. Senior Fellows Daniel B. Poneman and Clara Gillispie discuss Fukushima’s legacy and ...

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 ...

The main thing I recall about nuclear power from my childhood was receiving mixed messages. From one camp came cartoonish ...

Serhii Plokhy grew up in Ukraine and was there during the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster in 1986. He is now a Harvard professor and considered one of the world’s leading ...

HBO’s devastating five-part historical miniseries about a real disaster is suddenly climbing Apple TV charts worldwide seven years later.

Proposed nuclear regulatory changes could reshape America’s energy future, sparking debate over safety, innovation, and the ...

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.

Today marks 15 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Some parts of the surrounding area are still recovering.