The catastrophe that unfolded at Chernobyl in 1986 was supposed to be entombed behind layers of concrete and steel, a ...

Whether a nuclear renaissance actually occurs in the coming decade or two depends on three fundamental questions: Are the new designs safer than their predecessors? Do the new designs lead to changes ...

A scientist has offered an update on the blue dogs that were found at the Chernobyl site, offering a surprising reason for ...

The dome around the Chernobyl site "had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability" after a ...

New fungus thrives on radiation near Chernobyl reactor, using melanin to generate energy through radiosynthesis.

The remarkable detoxifying capabilities of the everyday sunflower and how it can be used to heal the environment following ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “ready” for elections after Donald Trump questioned whether Ukraine was ...

The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed after an inspection that the Chernobyl ‘safety ...

UN nuclear watchdog warns the shield in Ukraine was damaged in a Russian drone strike in February, and can no longer perform ...

The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency made a troubling announcement on Friday: Chernobyl's protective shield is no longer working. The containment hangar was meant to seal in radioactive ...

United Nations experts are calling for urgent repairs to Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement, the structure built as an additional shield against radiation from the failed nuclear ...

Video. The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from ...