The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has revealed that Ukrainian engineers and workers are carrying out temporary repairs of the Chernobyl Reactor 4 containment site’s New Safe Confinement ...
Radioactive dust and particles could escape from the damaged Reactor 4 if the disaster site is hit by another missile.
TOKYO - One of the reactors at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant has been damaged more severely than originally thought, officials said Thursday - a serious setback for efforts to stabilize the ...
Fourteen years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami led to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, the site has made ...
A steel shield preventing radiation spread from the Chernobyl site isn't working as intended anymore. The IAEA said on Friday that the New Safe Confinement shelter had "lost its primary safety ...
The damaged Unit 1 reactor (back) and the exhaust stack shared by the Unit 1 and 2 reactors are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings ...
Nuclear power plants are exposed to high-energy radiation, which degrades materials over time. Particles and rays interact with critical components, particularly in the reactor core, leading to ...