«Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters»: Can Nuclear Accidents Happen Again?
On this day, 38 years ago, an accident occurred at the fourth unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It was the largest man-made disaster in history and remains so. After that, Fukushima happened, and then the Russians came to ZNPP, the most powerful nuclear power plant in Europe. The recent shelling of Ukraine’s energy […]
Russian shelling de-energizes «Neutron source» — nuclear subcritical facility in Kharkiv
It is reported that the plant is currently operating on emergency diesel generators.
Eerie drone footage from Fukushima shows what a nuclear reactor looks like after an accident
The drone’s camera captured damage from inside the containment vessel of Reactor 1, which suffered the most during the radiation accident at the First Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in 2011.
White House: Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons, but «no immediate threat»
The Biden administration, citing intelligence data, confirmed that Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons — although they are currently «not active and do not pose an immediate threat».