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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak/AP/Shutterstock (12883323k) View of the shelter construction covers the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine Russia War, Chernobyl, Ukraine - 05 Apr 2022

Physics

Chernobyl radiation spike may have just been electrical interference

High radiation levels seen as Russian forces captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in February were put down to contaminated topsoil being disturbed, but experts now believe they could have been due to interference with wireless sensors

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Nuclear fusion breakthrough achieved with new projectile technique

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Russian forces at Chernobyl

Health

Ukraine reclaims Chernobyl nuclear plant as Russian forces withdraw

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Satellite image of Chernobyl

Technology

Could nuclear material stolen from Chernobyl be used in a dirty bomb?

Analysis

RUSSIANS INVADE UKRAINE -- MARCH 10, 2022: 17 Maxar satellite imagery closeup of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. 10mar2022_wv2. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2022 Maxar Technologies.

Physics

Nuclear safety regulators urge Russia to grant access to Chernobyl

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Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Physics

Chernobyl power cut sparks fears of potential for radiation leaks

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Neutron facility

Physics

Chernobyl staff denied access to radiation monitoring lab

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Physics

Will Russia's attack on a Ukrainian nuclear plant cause a meltdown?

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Vladimir Putin

Humans

Would Vladimir Putin really use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

Analysis

Radiation map

Physics

Chernobyl radiation spike probably from Russian tanks disturbing dust

After Russian forces captured the ruined Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 24 February, sensors at the site report a spike in radiation levels

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Technology

Risk of nuclear disaster is minimal as Russian forces reach Chernobyl

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Environment

Cost of new UK underground nuclear waste facility jumps to £53 billion

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Technology

DeepMind uses AI to control plasma inside tokamak fusion reactor

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Nuclear fusion energy record points way to harnessing power of the sun

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