3 July 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved Japan's plan to release radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean, but some researchers question this approach
13 December 2022
A controlled fusion reaction has generated more energy than was put into the system for the first time, bringing viable fusion power another step closer to reality
21 September 2019
Australia is facing possibly its worst ever shortage of medical isotopes. These are used in diagnostics, meaning 10,000 people or more may miss out on vital diagnostic scans
23 July 2019
Air pollution, plastic packaging, nuclear power plants, genome sequencing: just before Boris Johnson becomes prime minister, the UK government has put out dozens of documents. Here's what you need to know
9 May 2019
US hostility to arms control treaties has put Iran back on a path to building nuclear weapons, and inspectors could be left blind if the deal collapses
17 July 2018
On Monday, Vladimir Putin said he’d given Donald Trump a note with suggestions on disarmament. This might be the first move in extending an important agreement
4 September 2017
Kim Jong-un’s latest test is probably an order of magnitude bigger than the last one, about a year ago – and suggests the nation has developed a worrying new capability
10 August 2017
Despite the bluster, Kim-Jong-un’s North Korea is unlikely to want war. It’s time to treat the country like a nuclear power and resume diplomatic talks
24 July 2017
An underwater robot captured images believed to be the first signs of melted nuclear reactor fuel that sank after the plant’s 2011 failure
