Serhii Plokhy grew up in Ukraine and was there during the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster in 1986. He is now a Harvard professor and considered one of the world’s leading ...

After the explosion of reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986, the Soviet Union launched an enormous emergency response. Thousands of workers, soldiers, and specialists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drone damage to the protective shield around a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has rendered it unable to ...

The 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was undoubtedly the worst nuclear disaster in history. The Chernobyl disaster claimed 30 lives directly and, according to many experts, thousands ...

A Russian strike could collapse the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine, the plant's director has told AFP. Kyiv has accused Russia of repeatedly ...

Between changing risk perceptions and new equipment developed to cope with extreme hazards, these major disasters have had a profound impact on nuclear safety management.

When the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on April 26, 1986, the region became one of the most heavily contaminated areas on the planet. A 1,000-square-mile area surrounding the doomed nuclear ...

Nuclear energy, long stigmatized in Japan following the accident that took place on March 11, 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi ...