Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster

Each day of war risks a strike on sites that could scatter radioactive material. Officials say one laboratory near the front has been hit dozens of times.

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Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit.

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Radioactive Wasps Found at Nuclear Site in South Carolina Could Be a ‘Red Flag,’ Expert Says

Four radioactive wasp nests may indicate previously undetected environmental contamination at the decades-old Savannah River Site. Here’s what to know.

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How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a scenario its engineers never envisioned.

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High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears

After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

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Russian Drone Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Radiation Shield, Ukraine Says

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks. A Kremlin spokesman denied that Russia had carried out the strike.

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