A nuclear engineer reacts to claims about the Chernobyl reactor and its core inlet behavior, separating myth from real reactor physics. The discussion explains what actually happened and why certain ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has revealed that Ukrainian engineers and workers are carrying out temporary repairs of the Chernobyl Reactor 4 containment site’s New Safe Confinement ...

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 ...

Accidents like Chornobyl and Fukushima have damaged the public perception of nuclear power, leading to decreased investment and development. Nuclear power is a low-carbon energy source with a proven ...

Russia promptly accused Ukraine of planning the Chernobyl attack as a “false flag” operation. A Russian drone is reported to have struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s concrete “sarcophagus” in ...

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 ...

An electrical outage at Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has taken spent fuel cooling systems offline, leading to a potential risk of overheating and the release of dangerous levels of ...