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Feb 22, 2017 03:30 AM EST

On-Sea Nuclear Power Plants: New Method For Uranium Extraction From Seawater Developed By Scientists

Extracting uranium present in seawater could fuel nuclear power plants in the future.

Dec 12, 2016 04:41 AM EST

Scientists Detect Radiation From Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Should People Be Concerned?

For the first time in five years, radiation from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster has been detected on the West Coast. Should the Americans worry?

Dec 09, 2016 02:48 AM EST

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster Aftermath Reveals Mind-Boggling Facts

The study of after effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan reveals shocking facts about the severity and the reach of the nuclear radiation leak.

Dec 03, 2015 04:46 PM EST

Fukushima Cesium in Higher Levels Detected Offshore

Higher levels of Fukushima cesium have been detected offshore.

Oct 06, 2015 11:25 AM EDT

The Worst Nuclear Disaster Site In The World Attracts Animals

30 years after tragedy at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986, animals have returned to the vicinity, which appears more like a nature reserve.

Oct 02, 2015 11:50 AM EDT

Fusion Reactors May be Economically Viable to Generate Electricity

Fusion reactors could actually become an economically viable way to generate electricity within a few decades.

Sep 17, 2014 08:48 AM EDT

Water-Based Nuclear Battery May Power Vehicles and Spacecraft in the Future

Batteries power cell phones, cars, flashlights and other devices. Now, scientists may have come up with a water-based solution for powering electronics.

Sep 09, 2014 11:45 AM EDT

Newly Discovered Bacteria May Gobble Down Hazardous Waste

Bacteria gobble down all kinds of waste, but could they actually deal with nuclear waste? Scientists have found that tiny single-celled organisms that have recently been discovered may just be able to help with nuclear waste disposal.

Apr 28, 2014 07:48 AM EDT

Birds Near Chernobyl are Evolving to Adapt to the Radiation in the Exclusion Zone

Scientists have discovered that the birds in this exclusion zone around Chernobyl are adapting to, and even may be benefiting from, long-term exposure to radiation.

Jan 24, 2014 02:47 PM EST

Three Permanent Disposal Sites for Radioactive Waste in Europe by 2025

Researchers are working on ways to place radioactive waste some four to eight hundred metres underground and seal it off with specialised plugs. If they succeed, the first permanent disposal sites could be operating in Europe by 2025.

Nov 25, 2013 11:58 PM EST

Uranium, Plutonium, Heavy Water - Why Iran's Nuclear Deal Matters

You may have seen yesterday that Iran has agreed to scale back its nuclear program for six months after two years of economic sanctions in an effort to halt, or at least alter the course of, its nuclear program.

Nov 07, 2013 12:06 AM EST