In 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear plant came to embody Americans’ fears about atomic energy, after one of its two ...
In 1957, a disaster occurred in the USSR that even the CIA was afraid to mention. Knowledge of the events at the Soviet ...
Traces of radioactive Cesium-137 have been measured along Norway's border with Russia, it was revealed today. The radiation levels are 'clearly' higher than normal, authorities have said, and the ...
During the Cold War, the British government issued warnings to civilians about the dangers of nuclear radiation, urging people to take strict preventative measures to shield themselves.
One nuclear scientist had an idea. Nicholas Christofilos, a nuclear physicist and former elevator repairman studying radiation at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, wanted to ensure ...
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russian services had not issued any alerts on higher levels of radiation in the atmosphere after Norway said it detected elevated levels of radioactive caesium ...
Without diving too deep into the science, nuclear energy, in general, refers to fission. Fission is the process of splitting the nucleus of atoms, releasing significant energy (heat and radiation ...
He said mastery over nuclear radiation has allowed humanity better diagnosis and cure for various critical diseases. Nuclear technology is also extensively used to develop insect and drought resistant ...
Advocates for an expired radiation compensation bill pressed a ... Just Moms STL and National Nuclear Workers for Justice. “We are dying. It is vital that this life-saving program is revived ...
The Constellation Energy Corporation announced its plan to restart the Unit 1 nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island as part of ...
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Russia’s experimental nuclear-powered missile, the Burevestnik—also known as the SSC-X-9 Skyfall by NATO—has once again ...