Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.

Director Zhanana Kurmasheva discusses her debut feature, premiering at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, along with producer Banu ...

Cesium-137 is one of the most common fission products in nuclear waste, and cobalt-60 (also a byproduct of fission) is used in radiation therapies. When testing with the cesium isotope ...

Nervous and Rushed': Massive Fukushima Plant Cleanup Work Involves High Radiation and Stress OKUMA, Japan (AP) — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... first successful test run is a crucial ...

OKUMA, Japan (AP) — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped ... That first ...

Between 1949 and 1991, 456 nuclear tests left a legacy of radioactive contamination and suffering. As ecologists map uninhabitable ... s illness stems from radiation, they seek proof while she ...

India is set to finalize a road map under the Nuclear Energy Mission to achieve 100 GW of nuclear power by March end. An inter-ministerial committee will outline steps to support this goal, including ...

The U.S. nuclear arsenal is aging, with the newest nuclear weapon in the arsenal more than 35 years old, while major adversaries are increasing their threats. The government must strengthen the ...

a direct descendant of survivors of the nuclear weapons testing program Project 4.1 - which was the top-secret medical lab study on the effects of radiation on human bodies - told RNZ Pacific that ...

even millions of Americans could suffer from cancer and other diseases from exposure to toxic fallout in bomb tests. And a nuclear war could kill hundreds of millions, from acute radiation ...