A large area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was vacated as a result of the accident that shocked the world in 1986 was called the "exclusion zone". At that time, Chernobyl and its ...

A Brief History Nuclear power has had its share of ups and downs since its inception. The idea of harnessing the energy from ...

It’s getting hotter — and more expensive to stay cool — in the island nation. Will it become the first in Southeast Asia to ...

In the popular imagination, nuclear power plants conjure fears of catastrophic explosions and radiation leaks, such as the ...

Sir Keir Starmer expresses his irritation that the UK's nuclear capacity has shrivelled, despite its world-beating start.

Nuclear power plants operate 24/7 as do the natural gas plants that ... Critics point to the 1979 meltdown at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island, the1986 explosion at Chernobyl and the major 2011 ...

By the 1970s and 1980s, nuclear power plants became integral to the country’s electricity supply, providing a stable and ...

Nuclear disasters dimmed earlier enthusiasm for nuclear power in Southeast Asia. Ukraine’s 1986 Chernobyl disaster was a factor behind the decision to shelve the project in the Philippines.

A bill that would set up a new development body and other entities to welcome nuclear energy has cleared its first hurdle in ...

As Southeast Asia's energy demand surges, several countries in the region are revisiting nuclear power as a potential ...