An official has warned of a "major nuclear disaster" after a missile exploded just metres from a working nuclear reactor.

A missile struck a building just 200 metres from the reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on March 18, prompting Russia's Rosatom to condemn the attack and warn it could trigger a ...

In 1952, a Canadian nuclear reactor suffered the world’s first meltdown during what was supposed to be a routine test. Cooling was reduced, control rods were removed, and a single verbal mistake ...

Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more nation supposedly trying to acquire them. While we consider the dangers of such ...

Today marks 15 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Some parts of the surrounding area are still recovering.

Fifteen years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the catastrophe’s lasting scars continue to shape Japan’s debate over nuclear energy, as the government cautiously moves to restart reactors amid ...

Nuclear power grew in popularity during the 1960s and 1970s — until 4 AM on March 28, 1979, ...

The federal regulatory agency tasked with keeping America’s nuclear power plants safe and running smoothly is set to make huge cuts to the amount of time its staffers spend on safety and emergency ...

Few manmade threats inspire as much fear as the potential of a nuclear meltdown. The fact that "Chernobyl," once an obscure Ukrainian town, is now globally recognized as a synonym for catastrophe ...

ON MARCH 4, attorneys general from several states across the US announced they’d formed a coalition to oppose the Trump administration’s new rules slashing security and environmental requirements for ...

After Fukushima, Japan shut down its nuclear reactors. Now, the country is returning to nuclear energy, seen as a reliable ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. told nuclear regulators on Monday that it will push back the planned commercial ...