After a nuclear catastrophe, radiation contaminates soil, water, and entire ecosystems, creating environments toxic to human ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency has released a new update on the ongoing discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster site, and it's good news. The newest batch ...

More than a decade after the Fukushima nuclear accident forced a mass evacuation, the region remains a ghost town for humans.

The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror ...

One of the surviving reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was loaded with fuel last summer and recently turned back on, to mixed reactions.

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, Nov. 4, First American Nuclear (FANCO) announced they were moving to Indiana and planning to build their first energy park using their EAGL-1 small modular reactors (SMRs).

Floods, wildfires, heatwaves and storms are becoming more frequent and more intense as a result of climate change. Emergency systems around the world are being tested not only by the scale of these ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Citing cultural problems as the reason for the 2011 Japan nuclear reactor disaster is risky because some of the key problems involving regulation and technical issues could ...