The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident reinforced the importance of having adequate national and international safety standards and guidelines in place so that nuclear power and technology remain safe ...

This is the 16th time that water containing small amounts of radioactive tritium has been released since the discharge began ...

A new survey shows an equal divide among residents over restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, operated by ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified the source and the factors affecting the radioactive cesium (137Cs) flow ...

A long robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes mission to retrieve for the first time a tiny amount of melted fuel debris ...

The Japanese operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Tuesday said the start of full-scale removal of melted fuel debris will be delayed for several years until 2037 or ...

Nuclear energy is staging a comeback powered by surging demand for carbon-free electricity. One company is selling super-safe ...

TOKYO (AP) — Images captured by an underwater robot showed massive deposits believed to be melted nuclear fuel covering the floor of a damaged reactor at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. The ...

Plutonium has been discovered for the first time outside Fukushima’s reactor buildings. The radioactive material was found in the soil at five points of the nuclear plant. Most probably, the plutonium ...

Kansai Electric Power will begin surveys for the construction of a new nuclear power reactor at its Mihama power station in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, to replace the existing facility, the ...

"We’re trying to tackle the science questions." Researchers achieve promising breakthrough in pursuit of energy holy grail: ...

Correction appended: Aug. 19, 2013, 3:02 a.m. E.T. The traffic light in the middle of Tomioka flashes red: proceed with caution. The authorities have started to allow evacuated residents of some parts ...