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Nuclear accident

Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Physics

Chernobyl power cut sparks fears of potential for radiation leaks

Vital cooling systems for controlling nuclear waste at the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant are offline, leading to concerns that radioactive waste might escape

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Neutron facility

Humans

Chernobyl staff denied access to radiation monitoring lab

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Physics

Will Russia’s attack on a Ukrainian nuclear plant cause a meltdown?

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Radiation map

Physics

Chernobyl radiation spike probably from Russian tanks disturbing dust

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Chernobyl

Technology

Nuclear reactions at Chernobyl are spiking in an inaccessible chamber

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Environment

Fukushima 10 years on: Life inside the exclusion zone

Video

Environment

A strange mix of people keep sneaking into Chernobyl

Culture

Physics

No sign radiation from a missile explosion has spread beyond Russia

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crew on the Franklin expedition

Life

Chernobyl and The Terror docu-dramas expose horror’s many faces

Culture

Environment

Working Hypothesis: From Finland’s climate action to a rival Chernobyl

Our regular column sorting the week's supernovae from the absolute zeros

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Environment

Glaciers contain radioactive isotopes from nuclear tests and accidents

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Earth

Robot spots signs of melted fuel at submerged Fukushima reactor

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Health

Fear is a killer: Nuclear expert reveals radiation’s real danger

Features

Health

Fukushima accident gave everyone an X-ray’s worth of radiation

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