Few manmade threats inspire as much fear as the potential of a nuclear meltdown. The fact that "Chernobyl," once an obscure Ukrainian town, is now globally recognized as a synonym for catastrophe ...

TOKYO (AP) — The world’s largest nuclear power plant restarted Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, as resource-poor Japan accelerates atomic ...

Microsoft and Constellation Energy are teaming up to restart the long-dormant Three Mile Island nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania. The companies are backed by a $1 billion federal energy loan, part of ...

The world's largest nuclear power plant restarted Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, as resource-poor Japan accelerates atomic power use to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A DTEK worker stands near electrical equipment inside a thermal power plant damaged by Russian missile attacks at an undisclosed ...

In 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant suffered a partial nuclear meltdown. Although it was successfully contained and did not turn into a Chernobyl type of disaster, it scared enough ...

(CNN) — The federal regulatory agency tasked with keeping America’s nuclear power plants safe and running smoothly is set to make huge cuts to the amount of time its staffers spend on safety and ...

Japan‘s largest nuclear power plant is planning to partially reopen, sparking anxiety in a nation repeatedly traumatized by the technology. The Niigata Prefectural Assembly voted on Monday to resume ...

KUWAIT CITY — Weeks into the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, alarm is mounting after a series of strikes targeting sensitive ...

This documentary offers a rundown of the 2011 nuclear meltdown with special attention to the shift workers who risked their lives while trying to stabilize the plant. By Natalia Winkelman When you ...