The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

The president of the Ukrainian nuclear agency said on Friday that Russian forces are using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine as a base for storing and launching weapons. Russia’s defence ministry said Saturday that its forces destroyed a Ukrainian factory in the city of Dnipro that produced…

An oil leak from an electricity substation at the East Lothian nuclear power station site sparked warnings against going into the water or fishing at Thorntonloch and Skateraw beaches and surrounding coastline

German conservative politicians have revived debate on extending the life of the country's three remaining nuclear power plants, and polls show a rise in public support for the energy source in the face of a possible cut-off of Russian gas.

There is growing concern about Japan's science and technology. Although Japan has been putting a lot of effort into becoming a "science and technology-oriented country," its international standing has actually declined in recent years. According to a report released last year by the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry,…

A ruling this week by the Tokyo District Court is in direct conflict with a ruling last month by Japan's Supreme Court.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he had asked the industry minister to have up to nine nuclear power plants operational this winter.

A Tokyo court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of the utility behind the tsunami wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay 13 trillion yen ($94 billion) to the company, holding them liable for the 2011 meltdown crisis

Joe Biden starts the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency with a monumental task: assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials that he is committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power

East Lothian Council has already advised people not to bathe at two nearby beaches or let their pets go in the sea

Germany’s vice chancellor has defended the government’s commitment to ending the use of nuclear power at the end of the year

FAMILIES have been warned to stay out of the water at two Scottish beaches after an oil leak from a nuclear power plant substation ...