This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the ...

Glinting in the sun by the world's biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. In addition to the recently built sea ...

The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) announced that a new project aimed at supporting restoration of safety, security ...

With the damage wrought by these two hurricanes very much in mind, appreciating the power of fission (nuclear) and fusion (thermonuclear weapons) is important given Iran’s activities ...

Scientists ignored time’s healing, set false radiation warnings, and created fear of nuclear power. In a flash the atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima devastated the city and killed 50,000 peop ...

In October 1986, the Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-219 sank approximately 700 miles off the coast of Bermuda after a catastrophic accident.

“We’re keeping calm for the time being,” Mr Heiko told his colleague, even though there were no guidelines for what employees ...

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with South ...

The effects of a nuclear explosion can vary widely based on several factors. These include the type of weapon (whether it uses fission or fusion) and its power. The location of the blast also ...

The first one was also the worst when in August 2000, the nuclear-powered Kursk sank in the Barents Sea due to an explosion in its torpedo room, which killed all 118 of its crew. The submarine ...