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How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025Kim Barker and Brendan HoffmanComments Off on How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a scenario its engineers never envisioned.

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How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

March 25, 2025Kim Barker and Brendan HoffmanComments Off on How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a scenario its engineers never envisioned.

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High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears

February 14, 2025February 15, 2025Kim Barker and Brendan HoffmanComments Off on High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears

After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

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The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025Martin Fackler and Noriko HayashiComments Off on The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.

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Jimmy Carter Helped Clean Up Canada’s Chalk River Nuclear Accident

January 4, 2025IAN AUSTENComments Off on Jimmy Carter Helped Clean Up Canada’s Chalk River Nuclear Accident

The former American president, who died this week at 100, was among those who came to clean up a partial meltdown at Chalk River, Ontario.

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Who Are Nihon Hidankyo and the Hibakusha of Japan?

October 11, 2024Megan Specia and Lynsey ChutelComments Off on Who Are Nihon Hidankyo and the Hibakusha of Japan?

Those who lived through the nuclear attacks of 1945 have dedicated their lives to recounting their experiences of loss and the physical and emotional toll.

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Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024Hannah Beech and Adam FergusonComments Off on Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise

In 1974, a radioactive cloud from a French nuclear test drifted over Teahupo’o, Tahiti, now the surfing venue for the Paris Games. Villagers still feel the effects.

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U.S. Fund for Nuclear Radiation Victims Set to Expire Amid Impasse in Congress

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024CATIE EDMONDSONComments Off on U.S. Fund for Nuclear Radiation Victims Set to Expire Amid Impasse in Congress

Lawmakers are looking for a way to extend the program to compensate victims of government-caused nuclear contamination who fell ill, and some are seeking to expand it.

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Europe’s Boars Still Hold Radioactivity. What Surprised Scientists Is Why.

September 2, 2023September 2, 2023CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZEComments Off on Europe’s Boars Still Hold Radioactivity. What Surprised Scientists Is Why.

Some wild boar hunted in German forests have radiation levels that exceed the limit deemed safe for human consumption. New research suggests that it’s not just because of Chernobyl.

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China’s Disinformation Fuels Anger Over Fukushima Water Release

August 31, 2023September 3, 2023Motoko Rich and John LiuComments Off on China’s Disinformation Fuels Anger Over Fukushima Water Release

By exaggerating the risks from Japan’s discharge of treated wastewater, Beijing hopes to cast Japan and its allies as conspirators in malfeasance, analysts say.

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