nuclear power
Scientists Worry About a Future Ice Age Crushing Our Nuclear Waste Vaults
The Greenland ice sheet is a useful stand-in for the future.
Unsafe Nuclear Waste Management May Put Eight Million Americans at Risk
Experts say the nuclear industry and Congress have put pressures on regulators to lowball the risk of nuclear accidents.
Canada’s Nuclear Province Isn’t Ready for Its Fukushima, Critics Say
Ontario has launched a public consultation on its nuclear emergency plan.
Radiation-Resistant Mutants at Chernobyl Pave the Way for Life on Mars
Radiotrophic beer is involved.
Radiation-Resistant Mutants at Chernobyl Pave the Way for Life on Mars
Radiotrophic beer is involved.
‘Into Eternity’ Is a Warning Message for the Future
The documentary chronicles the excavation of Onkalo, a nuclear waste repository made to last for 100,000 years.
This Vancouver Startup Is Chasing the Dream of Clean, Limitless Energy Forever
Nuclear fusion is always “50 years away.” But now it could finally, almost be here.
Kitty Litter, Ocean Burial, Shooting It at the Sun: The Worst Ways to Stash Nuclear Waste
Humanity has come up with some unbelievably bad storage solutions for radioactive waste over the years.
Why Canada Is Selling Advanced Nuclear Reactors to China
Future reactors might be powered by thorium, a long-held nuclear dream.
Watch Our 360/VR Documentary POWER on How Nuclear Energy Is Made
Motherboard takes you inside three nuclear facilities in 360/VR.
The Plan to Build a Million-Year Nuclear Waste Dump on the Great Lakes
How to future-proof an underground vault long after we are gone.
Britain’s Nuclear Future Is at Risk Because of Brexit
The UK has just two years to learn how to do nuclear power all by itself.