When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for ...

The latest Russian strike on Ukraine’s power grid has turned one of the world’s most infamous nuclear sites into a fresh ...

The story of Chernobyl has long carried a chilling epilogue: that the people who rushed in to contain the disaster doomed not ...

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers showed mutations caused by radiation that were also evident in the genes of their ...

A steel shield preventing radiation spread from the Chernobyl site isn't working as intended anymore. The IAEA said on Friday that the New Safe Confinement shelter had "lost its primary safety ...

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reconnected to grid after Russian drone and missile assault. Radiation levels normal.

While Chernobyl put thousands of lives in danger, nuclear energy is still the safest form of energy. In the United States, ...

While Russia and Ukraine continue targeting each other's energy infrastructure amid their war, backup systems are critical for ensuring safety.

Oleksiy Breus was in Chernobyl's control room when disaster struck in 1986. Decades later, he shares the harrowing details of watching colleagues die from radiation poisoning while his own body bore t ...

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine lost all off-site power following widespread military activity on Tuesday, the ...

In Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, a giant protective shield is slowly being moved into place a couple of feet at a time. The concrete and steel arch is billed as the ...