Nuclear power has a lot of potential, but many fear the dangers of nuclear meltdowns. Fortunately, some new reactors might ...

When the Chernobyl reactor exploded, radiation was so deadly it could kill in minutes. Yet one pilot was ordered to fly directly over the burning nuclear core and drop a massive probe with impossible ...

Chernobyl was back in the news recently as the decrepit nuclear plant changed hands during Russia's invasion of Ukraine and power was briefly cut. The unstable situation raised fears that pools of ...

The new HBO series "Chernobyl" dramatizes the accident and horrific aftermath of a nuclear meltdown that rocked the Ukraine in 1986. Twenty-five years later, another nuclear catastrophe would unfold ...

Almost 30 years since the nuclear accident at Chernobyl left the surrounding land so saturated with radiation that scientists calculate that centuries will pass before humans can safely live there ...

Even if you watched the Emmy-winning 2019 HBO miniseries (recommended, incidentally), “Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes” has plenty to offer as a documentary companion, presenting a former Soviet Union where ...

Over the past few week’s HBO’s Chernobyl has given American and UK audiences an insightful look into one of the most devastating disasters in modern history. As we’ve covered before, almost every ...

In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, engineers are flooding three nuclear reactors with seawater in an effort to cool their radioactive cores and ...

Vladimir Putin right now has in his sights nearly 300 pre-deployed atomic weapons set to easily launch a radioactive apocalypse with a single drone strike. He may already have crashed an early warning ...

Chernobyl is the epic miniseries about the Chernobyl Nuclear Powerplant disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986. The entire series is based on true events and real people. Irish actress Jessie ...