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Germany on Monday decided to phase-out nuclear power by 2022 in the wake of the disaster in Japan.
Young scientists receive awards in international competition.
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Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Despite the severity of the crisis in Japan, Chernobyl remains the most devastating nuclear accident in history.
With the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster upon us, find out why radiation contamination can spark panic.
Twenty-five years after the disaster, fallout from Chernobyl remains a poorly-investigated hazard for the environment.
The ocean-going floats could track radioactive material as it approaches Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast.