Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents

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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...

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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,...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

International

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...