Residents reported hearing a loud bang and a large cloud emanating from Heysham 2 nuclear power plant. [Graeme Moorby] A large cloud of steam and a loud bang at a nuclear power station was "no ...

Researchers in China have developed the world's first so-called "meltdown-proof" nuclear power plant, The Independent reported. Nuclear power is one clean alternative to dirty energy sources such ...

The incident at the Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) site was the world's most serious nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986. No-one died directly in the meltdown but three former Tepco ...