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This image made from a video released by Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant shows bright flaring object landing in grounds of the nuclear plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine
Nuclear
A Ukrainian nuclear plant survived Russian attack. But it raises security concerns over reactors in war zones, analyst says.
France's President Emmanuel Macron wears a flowers leis and seashell necklaces gestures as he speaks up on his arrival as the mayor Manihi John Drollet stands next to him at the Manihi Atoll, 312 miles northeast of Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Nuclear
New study on nuclear testing in French Polynesia reveals France’s ‘censorship and secrecy’
Nuclear reactors of No. 5, center left, and 6 look over tanks storing water that was treated but still radioactive, at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Energy
Plan to dump Fukushima’s radioactive water into ocean causes outcry
Two hands hold a beige booklet.
Conflict & Justice
Has Kazakhstan forgotten about its Polygon test survivors?
A worker at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina uses a glovebox to handle hazardous materials. The Savannah River Site is one of the locations the Trump administration is considering to host a ramp-up in nuclear warhead production.
Conflict
The US is set to ramp up nuclear warhead production. But key proposed sites are plagued by safety problems.
nukes
Science
After the Cold War, US struggles with a glut of poisonous plutonium
The Kakadu National Park uranium mining area.
Conflict
To make and maintain America’s nukes, some communities pay the price
ICBM in North Korea.
Conflict
How to build and deliver a nuclear weapon
Ivy Mike
Conflict
What you need to know about modern nuclear war
US Secretary of State John Kerry and US Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz sit side-by-side on April 2, 2015, in Lausanne, Switzerland, before the P5+1 member nations held a meeting to discuss ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran.
Global Politics
The Iran nuclear deal wouldn’t have been possible without computer models
President Barack Obama and Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, are seen in this combination photo as they attend the opening ceremony of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague on March 24, 2014.
Science
Relations with Russia chill, and nuclear security cooperation gets put on ice
Three MIle Island
Environment
A former EPA director is pushing for wider use of nuclear power in the US
Conflict & Justice
Regional Reactions to Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
Environment
Iran pursues nuclear ambitions, produces yellowcake uranium
Global Politics
Iran strikes nuclear deal with Brazil and Turkey
The government of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is proposing to restore nuclear power to a prominent position in the country's energy mix, nearly three years after a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Environment
In a post-Fukushima shift, Japan’s government charts a path back to a nuclear future
Nuclear power plant unit in Bushehr, Iran
Global Politics
The deal freezing Iran’s nuclear program starts in a week
Environment
As Japan struggles to contain Fukushima, U.S. facilities face tighter restrictions
Environment
Fukushima’s continuing struggles raise questions about America’s nuclear waste storage
Fukushima Nuclear Plant Crisis Worsens
Radioactive Water from Fukushima in the Pacific
Environment
U.S. moving forward on construction of two new nuclear reactors
Environment
A Venus flytrap for nuclear waste
Clinton, Gates discuss Iran’s nuclear ambitions
Environment
Germany to ditch nuclear power by 2022
Environment
Will Japan’s earthquake kill the nuclear industry?
Environment
Japan’s nuclear crisis: far from over
Arts, Culture & Media
In Japan, Banking on Compassion and Clean Energy
North Korea Conducts Most Powerful Nuclear Test Yet
Conflict & Justice
French Sour on Nuclear Power
Environment
From Inside Fukushima Reactor, New Data Raises New Worries
Shinjuku district in Tokyo.
Global Politics
A Year After Fukushima, Clean Energy Still Just a Promise in Japan
North Korea Agrees to Halt Nuclear Work
Two New Nuclear Reactors Get Go-Ahead
Global Politics
Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed in Tehran Explosion
Japan’s Road to a Cold Shut Down of Fukushima
Germany’s Anti-Nuclear Shift
Germany Says No to Nuclear Power
Japan Says No More Nukes
An Examination of the National Regulatory Commission
Chernobyl Cleanup Worker: ‘We Thought We Were Saving a Country’
Remembering Chernobyl
Warnings About a New Nuclear Reactor
Fukushima vs. Chernobyl—Comparison less useful than ever
Arts, Culture & Media
Japan Raises Severity Rating of Nuclear Crisis
Radioactive Leak Plugged at Japan’s Reactor
Global Politics
Japan sends radioactive water to sea
Fukushima Disaster Makes Japan’s Coastal Waters Radioactive
Should we Recycle Spent Nuclear Fuel?
Health & Medicine
Contamination fears at Fukushima nuclear plant
An End to Nuclear Power in Vermont?
Arts, Culture & Media
Remembering Chernobyl after 25 years
Pro Nuke or No Nuke? Washington Reacts
Dangers From Depleted Atomic Fuel
Top of the Hour: Japan’s Nuclear Crisis, Morning Headlines
Top of the Hour: US Looks at Japan’s Nuclear Crisis, Morning Headlines
On Living in Post-Quake Japan
Environment
Japan’s battle to prevent a nuclear meltdown
Top of the Hour: Japan’s Nuclear Emergency, Morning Headlines
Top of the Hour: Fearing a Nuclear Meltdown in Japan, Morning Headlines