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Alley of abandoned villages - 162 plaques with the names of permanently evacuated settlements during 1986-1991 after the Chernobyl accident. Credit: Margarita Kalinina-Pohl (2018). This year is rich in commemorative anniversaries of natural and man-made disasters stemming from the use of nuclear energy for peaceful and military purposes. In March, we solemnly observed the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. On April 26, we marked 35 years since the largest nuclear accident at th...

What are nuclear reactors and how do they work? The ultimate embodiment of ‘high risk, high rewards. Nuclear reactors transform the energy released by decaying, unstable atoms into electricity. We call such atoms ‘radioactive’. This decaying process is roughly the same one that fuels the Sun, only running in reverse. It can release a huge amount of energy, but it also generates radioactive waste products that are extremely harmful to all life if not handled properly. The nuclear reactor a...

comments The super-crane is nicknamed Big Carl and it lifted a 575 ton steel cylinder into place at Hinkley Point today The crane stands at 656ft tall and is higher than several famous structures, including Londons Gherkin tower It is known as Big Carl, after Carl Sarens, head of the Belgian family business which constructed the crane Able to carry 5,000 tonnes in a single lift, Big Carl is expected to be at Hinkley Point for the next three years  The worlds largest crane completed its biggest...

Opened fire in a mall outside of amsterdam before killing himself. police say the suspect was a 24-year-old dutch national who left a farewell note behind that claimed he had placed explosives around the town of alfin. some residents are not being allowed to return to their houses tonight. japanese authorities have announced new tougher regulations for the construction of nuclear plants. two backup generators will now be required for each reactor unit. the move is in response to the massive ts...

Live look at los angeles. where we are this morning. where it is the middle of the night. 37 past the hour. welcome back to "morning joe." time now for a quick look at the news. there has been another setback in japan today. black smoke rising from a reactor unit forced the evacuation of workers at the crippled fukushima nuclear plant. officials there reported some progress yesterday after hooking up power lines to all six of the reactor units yesterday. however, it may be days, if not weeks, be...

This is reactor number one. weve frozen the image and, gary, tell me what exactly youre looking at here. >> looking at mainly the top of reactor unit number one. over on the right-hand side is where the edge of the building s.there is a -- a small orange image in this area right here, and -- and theres some question as to what that might be. its very near to the edge of the building. it looks to be about ground level, and the dimensions are small, a foot size or something like that. >> so youre ...

That fast -- says the fire broke out again at its number four reactor unit. we told you about earlier. leaking radiation continues to be a major concern in japan. following fridays earthquake and tsunami. officials say it led 40,000 people within 20 miles of one plant to stay indoors. radiation leaked from four of the six reactors. officials think the death toll will eclipse 10,000. japan stock market plunged for a second day in a row, dropping 10%. joining me now is the spokeman for the prime m...

Dai-ichi nuclear plant -- say that fast -- says the fire broke out again at its number four reactor unit. we told you about earlier. leaking radiation continues to be a major concern in japan. following fridays earthquake and tsunami. officials say it led 40,000 people within 20 miles of one plant to stay indoors. radiation leaked from four of the six reactors. officials think the death toll will eclipse 10,000. japan stock market plunged for a second day in a row, dropping 10%. joining me now i...

Angeles. right now, workers at japans fukushima nuclear plant are trying to put out a fire at its number 4 reactor unit. the fire erupted in the outer housing of the reactors containment vessel. last night, the storage pool of that same reactor caught fire. officials are now saying that the flames were actually never fully extinguished, which apparently caused tonights fire. workers had feared the original fire would cause the reactors water to boil away completely, expose the fuel rods, and cau...

Trying to put out a fire at its number 4 reactor unit. the fire erupted in the outer housing of the reactors containment vessel. last night, the storage pool of that same reactor caught fire. officials are now saying that the flames were actually never fully extinguished, which apparently caused tonights fire. workers had feared the original fire would cause the reactors water to boil away completely, expose the fuel rods, and cause a meltdown. earlier today, plant operators scrapped a plan to u...