nuclear meltdowns

High levels of radiation have been detected near Japan’s J-Village, a sports facility and the starting point of the…

The Tokyo District Court has acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company executives charged with criminal…

Tepco, the state-owned operator of the badly damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, has conducted an important test in…

A new and unexpected source of radioactive material left over from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has been…

With the backing of Japan’s government, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has decided to revise its plan…

In just a few weeks, the residents of a Fukushima city will finally be allowed to return to their homes. Trouble is,…

Radiation levels inside a damaged reactor at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant have hit a record high, and are the…

A giant metal shield designed to contain radioactive waste at Chernobyl’s damaged nuclear reactor is being moved…

One of history's worst nuclear meltdowns took place 25 years ago, when a reactor exploded in Chernobyl, Ukraine,…