nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
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Chernobyl Is Cut Off From Power, but Experts Downplay Radiation Risks
The former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl is now experiencing a power outage amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, prompting concerns of “nuclear discharge.” Experts say the hazard risk is low and that pending power issues at functioning reactors are the real concern.
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What It Looks Like To Drive Through The Fukushima Exclusion Zone
The Exclusion Zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has shrunk in the years since the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and then radiation leak of that disaster. it’s still there, eerie and overgrown, it has only become more accessible.
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Mini Nuclear Reactor at U.S. Government Lab Shut Down After Radiation Leak
A small-scale nuclear reactor at a U.S. government neutron research facility was shut down last week after it began to spew elevated amounts of ionising radiation. No employees received dangerous doses of radiation, according to officials, who are now devising a plan to determine the cause of the leak.
