Although nuclear power doesn't produce greenhouse gases when generating electricity, the logistical lifecycle of nuclear ...

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has commended Ghana for its commitment to the continuous improvement of nuclear and radiation safety as the country advances its plans to ...

(Article originally published in the August/September 1986 issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. 42, Issue 7 “Chernobyl: The Emerging Story,” pages ...

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 ...

Seeing Radiation From Afar - A Novel Filament-Based Ionizing Radiation Sensing Technology. EINPresswire/ -- From the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to the release of nuclear-contaminated water from ...

As the world marks 80 years since the first atomic bomb was detonated in the New Mexico desert, a Nevada congresswoman introduced new legislation Wednesday intended to streamline benefits for those ...

The discovery has raised new questions about how life evolves under extreme conditions and whether these organisms could one ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan. You ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it has granted about 570 of 4,100 claims as many radiation-exposed veterans die of cancer and old age. Thousands of veterans who say they were sickened by ...

WASHINGTON — Michael Cobb, a former Navy seaman, witnessed the detonation of more than 20 atomic bombs over Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean in 1962 and 1963. He and other active-duty service ...

A giant blanket of radiation fog has smothered California’s Central Valley for several days and is expected to linger for ...