Nuclear power has a lot of potential, but many fear the dangers of nuclear meltdowns. Fortunately, some new reactors might ...

In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (formerly part of the Soviet Union) exploded, creating what many consider the worst nuclear disaster the ...

Even nearby explosions could lead to a catastrophic leak after an earlier strike damaged the outer radiation shell.

In the ruins of Chernobyl’s shattered reactors, something unexpected has taken root. Thick black mats of mold are thriving ...

Radioactive dust and particles could escape from the damaged Reactor 4 if the disaster site is hit by another missile.

Kyiv — Heavy fighting continued overnight in the south and east of Ukraine. In the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said Russia had hit a sprawling steelworks plant with 35 ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the overnight attack impacted the radiation shelter, which protects against further radioactive leaks at the former nuclear power plant. Russia denies ...

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine -- A drone armed with a warhead hit the protective outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, punching a hole in the structure and briefly ...

Russian forces began their withdrawal from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster site in March. But Ukrainian workers are now discovering what they left behind — including human feces. "The poop was the icing ...

A Russian strike could collapse the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine, the ...

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, lies along the Dnieper River in southeastern Ukraine. After Russian forces brutally invaded Ukraine six months ago, they gained control of the ...