Researchers have detected elevated levels of iodine‑129—a long‑lived radioactive isotope and indicator of past nuclear ...

The Philippines is confronting a new kind of security worry offshore, after scientists detected traces of nuclear material in ...

Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima ...

Researchers have detected higher than normal levels of iodine-129 in the West Philippine Sea. This radioactive isotope, ...

The standard should be, if Cesium-137 or other isotopes of concern are detectable in food items, they ought to be pulled off ...

Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.

Defenders of the “as low as reasonably achievable” principle say it's the linchpin of a safety-first regulatory culture.

Where some cities fade away with time, others are deliberately erased and destroyed. Deep within Central Asia, a chilling symbol of Cold War-era secre.

As the cloud cleared, Air Force bombers dropped in to gather air samples. Researchers hoped that the radioactive fallout ...

Hisashi Ouchi, 35, endured unimaginable suffering after a 1999 criticality accident at the Tokaimura uranium plant in Japan ...