Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Ex-Bosses To Go On Trial Over Fukushima Disaster
Three former executives at Fukushima's operator stand trial this week on the only criminal charges laid in the 2011...
Japan Court Clears Way For Nuclear Reactor Restarts
A Japanese court Tuesday gave the green light to switch on two more nuclear reactors despite heavy public opposition,...
Nuclear-Wary Japan Restarts Another Atomic Reactor
A Japanese utility switched on another nuclear reactor Tuesday in a small victory for the government's pro-atomic push,...
Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Close In 2019
The Three Mile Island Generating Station in Pennsylvania, the site of the worst nuclear accident in the United States...
Surge In Coal Pollution Led To Smaller Newborns
In fresh evidence about the dangers of coal pollution, a scientist on Monday said a switch to coal-fired power in a...
Giant Shield Begins Move Towards Reactor
Work has begun at Chernobyl in Ukraine to move a giant shield over the site of the world's worst nuclear accident. The...