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Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant evacuated after Russia's massive earthquake; Shinkansen bullet train lines not affected by tsunami warningFollowing a powerful earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan evacuated the Fukushima Daiichi plant as a precaution, halting ope...30 Jul, 2025, 09.58 AM IST- A 1,000-X-ray blob: Why Chernobyl’s Elephant’s Foot still terrifies scientistsNearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster, the remnants of Reactor No. 4, especially the Elephant’s Foot—a dense, highly radioactive...13 May, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
- As World War III fears rise, why is the US building a Gravity N-bomb 24 times stronger than Hiroshima's 'Little Boy'?The US is fast-tracking production of its deadliest nuclear weapon in decades — the B61-13 — amid growing fears of global conflict. Develop...10 Apr, 2025, 10.56 AM IST
- Burevestnik nuclear missile: Russia is developing 'invincible' weapon capable of evading radars, missile systems9M370 Burevestnik Missile: Russia's experimental Burevestnik missile, known as SSC-X-9 Skyfall by NATO, has raised global concerns due to i...05 Sep, 2024, 02.26 PM IST
- Fukushima: Why is Japan releasing water and is it safe?Japan has begun the process of pumping over a million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power pla...24 Aug, 2023, 02.39 PM IST
- Explained: What's behind latest scare at Chernobyl plant?Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the plant, which was occupied by Russian forces earlier in the Feb. 24 invasion, "lost all el...10 Mar, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
- IAEA says loses contact with Chernobyl nuclear data systemsInternational Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi "indicated that remote data transmission from safeguards monitoring systems installe...09 Mar, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
- Ukraine nuclear firm says it still controls key plants but Russians nearingKyiv asked the IAEA to downgrade its relationship with Russia, and for the agency to help create a 30-kilometre (18-mile) perimeter ban fro...03 Mar, 2022, 06.43 PM IST
- IAEA calls on all parties to refrain from actions that threatens safety of Ukraine's nuclear power plantsThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Ukraine has four nuclear power sites with a total of 15 reactors, providing roughly...27 Feb, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
- Connecting the dots: Nuclear energy for ‘just transition’ in IndiaCosts and benefits of nuclear power generation are at times assessed without incorporating the social, economic and environmental concerns ...03 Feb, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
- Abandoned plant and wasteland: Ukraine eyes UNESCO World Heritage tag for ChernobylOn April 26, the former Soviet republic marks the 35th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when a reactor at the plant, loc...23 Apr, 2021, 09.26 AM IST
- Now, CAG focuses on lax nuclear safetyA CAG report on AERB has raised concern about the weak regulatory framework in the country that could pose potential danger like Chernobyl ...23 Aug, 2012, 08.58 AM IST
- Three generations of mutant butterflies found in FukushimaRadioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster has caused a macabre and hair-raising consequence - butterflies that flitted around...14 Aug, 2012, 03.35 PM IST
- Nuclear energy remains a non-negotiable option for India: Srikumar Banerjee, Former Head, Atomic Energy CommissionSrikumar Banerjee, who retired this week as head of Atomic Energy Commission believes electricity by splitting an atom remains a non-negoti...06 May, 2012, 12.24 AM IST
- Japan raises accident severity level at plantBraving the risk of radiation exposure, emergency workers at the quake-stricken Fukushima plant battled to cool the overheating reactors.19 Mar, 2011, 03.11 AM IST
- Like Bhopal, Fukushima may haunt futureThe spectre of lethal radioactive fallout from the damaged nuclear reactors at Fukushima in Japan continued to haunt the country as ripples...16 Mar, 2011, 08.40 AM IST
- Human error: Man-made ecological disastersThe oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is now about the size of Puerto Rico. It has already reached the marshes of Louisiana. As environmental...08 May, 2010, 12.15 PM IST
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