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IMMEDIATELY after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, hundreds of thousands of “liquidators” were sent in to clear up after the catastrophic explosion. They charged straight into the ...

While expanding nuclear energy production would provide carbon-free power and can help countries around the world meet their climate goals, nuclear energy could also come with some inherent risk.

A drone attack on the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant could have resulted in a radiation disaster. The drone would have had to strike just 15 meters to the side for the disaster to unfold, said Hryhorii ...

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The Chernobyl disaster is probably the most memorable nuclear disaster in history due to the explosion and all the deaths caused by severe radiation poisoning. Research that shows the dogs of ...

A Houston Police Department officer driving to work last month felt the buzzing vibration alert of a cell-phone sized device provided by the federal government as part of a grant program. The buzzing ...

In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near future where natural habitats are depleted and precarious. This work of ...

When nuclear accidents happen, many people imagine radiation spreading everywhere and lasting forever. The reality is more complex. Radioactive materials move, change and sometimes disappear faster ...

Have the canines acquired strange mutations living near the power plant?

If disaster strikes and you’re tasked with clearing up some radioactive ruins, hardy robots are far better suited for the task than fleshy, fallible humans. However, communicating with these machines ...