Jim Smith reflects on the 1986 disaster and how it still shapes public perception of nuclear power
Read article: Chernobyl at 40: physics, politics and the nuclear debate today
While SMRs could help meet climate targets there are concerns over their commercial viability
Read article: India turns to small modular nuclear reactors to meet climate targets
Model reveals that tritium in treated water discharged from the Fukushima Daiichi reactor has negligible impact on tritium concentration in the ocean
Read article: Global ocean simulations examine tritium release from Fukushima
PhD studentship available to develop technologies for in situ characterization of nuclear fission products
Read article: Radiation monitoring keeps track of nuclear waste contamination
Shri Rajesh Veeraraghavan, a director at the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, thinks nuclear power can help low-income nations transition to a carbon-neutral future
Read article: How India is transitioning its energy production in a carbon-constrained world
First devised during the Space Race, the idea of nuclear-propelled rockets is back
Read article: Nuclear spaceflight: igniting the next era of exploration
Richard Corfield examines whether nuclear power could launch NASA’s next generation of rockets into space
Read article: Nuclear-powered spacecraft: why dreams of atomic rockets are back on
The CEO of UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory is our podcast guest
Read article: Paul Howarth: how we can get politicians to engage with nuclear power
Robert P Crease reveals the lessons from Oliver Stone’s new movie Nuclear Now
Read article: Nuclear Now by Oliver Stone – putting nuclear energy back on the table
New research shows that glaciers harbour a surprisingly large concentration of toxic nuclear materials, which poses risks as the glaciers melt
Read article: Trapped in ice: the surprisingly high levels of artificial radioactive isotopes found in glaciers
