Frequently Asked Chernobyl Questions - International Atomic …
1. What caused the Chernobyl accident? On April 26, 1986, the Number Four RBMK reactor at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine, went out of control during a test at low-power, …
Where the world nuclear revival is happening
Aug 6, 2025 · Countries are looking to create reliable supplies of sustainable energy. This chart shows where nuclear reactors are already operable, or in the pipeline.
Update 304 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in …
Jul 24, 2025 · The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this week provided Ukraine with a freight vehicle for the transport of radioactive material, its 150th delivery of equipment to …
Radioactive nuclear waste is a global threat. These scientists may …
Aug 8, 2018 · It can transform highly radioactive waste lasting hundreds of thousands of years into mildly radioactive waste with less than 300 years of toxicity. But it's yet to receive …
Environmental Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident and their ...
Sep 8, 2025 · The explosion on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the consequent reactor fire resulted in an unprecedented release of radioactive material from a …
Nuclear power’s comeback is down to small modular reactors
Oct 6, 2022 · Nuclear power is undergoing a revival as countries move to decarbonize and boost energy security. Small modular reactors are driving it. What are they?
The 1986 Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident
Jun 13, 2013 · On 26 April 1986, the Number Four reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in what then was the Soviet Union during improper testing at low-power, resulted in loss of …
The RenAIssance: Why AI marks a resurgence of empiricism
Nov 12, 2023 · Dystopian portrayals of AI paint it as an existential threat, but others argue it is a 21st-century 'RenAIssance' that will lead to an Age of Empowerment.
Chernobyl Forum Two decades after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, people in the region still live with wildly varying reports about what impact the acci-dent will have on their …
Chernobyl in pictures: 30 years on | World Economic Forum
Apr 26, 2016 · On the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, these are some striking images from inside the exclusion zone.