U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites show no sign of widespread environmental impact
So far, any chemical and radioactive contamination seems confined to the nuclear sites hit by U.S. bombs
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Iran says it will create a new uranium enrichment facility after a vote at the IAEA
The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors formally found that Iran isn't complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions.
Iranian officials talk nuclear program with Chinese and Russian counterparts
The meeting came days after Iran rebuffed President Trump's proposal for nuclear talks. Trump sent a letter calling for Iran to either enter into negotiations or face possible military action.
As coal plants close, Colorado towns consider nuclear waste storage
The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge of storing radioactive waste
United Nations nuclear agency again condemns Iran for failing to fully cooperate
The resolution comes after the agency said Iran has defied demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog says Japan can release nuclear waste water into the ocean
The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan by Japan's government to dump nuclear waste water from the destroyed Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
What happens now after Russia suspends the last nuclear arms treaty with the U.S.?
Just before he invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with other leaders that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." So why is he eroding a key treaty?
Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today
Environmentalists advocating for nuclear power have led a push to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant. Japan and Germany consider similar extensions.
North Korea Tests Short-Range Missile But White House Keeps Door Open To Talks
The Biden administration is in the final stages of reviewing its North Korea policy, and sees the recent test as on the "low end" of a "familiar menu of provocations."
The End May Be Nearer: Doomsday Clock Moves Within 100 Seconds Of Midnight
The two-minute warning that had held over the past two years has now shrunk to 100 seconds before midnight on the Doomsday Clock set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.