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Remembering Chernobyl

A quarter of a century after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, we revisit the place and the people lived and worked in the evacuation zone.

Top of the Hour: Japan’s Nuclear Crisis, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: Japan’s Nuclear Emergency, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: Fearing a Nuclear Meltdown in Japan, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: The Dangers of Nuclear Power, Morning Headlines

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Japan Faces Possible Nuclear Meltdown

Nuclear reactors continue to fail at power plants in Japan and there is a risk of possible nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, with 80,000 people being evacuated from around the plant. The plant was built to withstand a tsunami and earthquake, with a system of plans to safeguard from a meltdown; however, the […]

Three Mile Island, 30 Years Ago

This week marks the anniversary of the most serious nuclear accident in U.S. history.

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