Tag: Radiation accidents

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant up and running after closure

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s sole nuclear power plant is back online following an emergency shutdown two weeks ago, state TV reported Saturday. ...

China says nuclear fuel rods damaged, no radiation leak

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BEIJING — A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government...

Biden’s AI czar focuses on societal risks, preventing harm

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Computer scientist Lynne Parker made breakthroughs in getting robots to work together so they could perform difficult missions, like cleaning up after a nuclear...

Gone Fission: Controversial nuke plant near NYC shuts down

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BUCHANAN, N.Y. — Indian Point will permanently stop producing nuclear power Friday, capping a decades-long battle over a key source of electricity in the...

US: Nuclear waste tank in Washington state may be leaking

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SPOKANE, Wash. — An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid...

Ukraine opens new nuclear waste site at Chernobyl

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's president on Monday unveiled a new nuclear waste repository at Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster that...

Police in Belarus block rally marking Chernobyl anniversary

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KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities on Monday enforced tight security measures to prevent an opposition rally marking the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe. ...

35 years on, Chernobyl warns and inspires

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KYIV, Ukraine — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world's worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to...

‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Harry Potter’ actor Paul Ritter dies at 54

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LONDON — Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, who appeared in the “Harry Potter” franchise and played a key figure behind nuclear disaster in “Chernobyl,”...

Polish state websites hacked and used to spread false info

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WARSAW, Poland — Two Polish government websites were hacked Wednesday and used briefly to spread false information about a non-existent radioactive threat, in what...