The International Atomic Energy Agency says the plant has enough water to last for several months. What happens afterward or if the remaining water is lost to the war could lead to a disaster.
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Zircons formed in the hellish Chernobyl meltdown are changing how geologists understand their favourite crystals.
The power plant’s sixth reactor has been shut down, all but eliminating the risk of a nuclear meltdown. But fighting at the site could still release radioactive material.
Japan has a long experience of hazards and disasters. Yet it does not seem like all lessons have been applied when it comes to COVID.
The HBO series ‘Chernobyl’ has reignited interest among tourists to visit Pripyat, but growing up in the disaster’s shadow has made us wary.
Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima demonstrated the difficulty of managing a disaster at a nuclear power plant. What is the situation in France?
Letting Fukushima residents stay in their homes would have only cost them an average of three months’ life expectancy.
The number of natural disasters around the world has doubled since 1980, raising serious questions about how to respond. Here’s how game theory could help.
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Professor of Engineering and International Relations, University of Southern California
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Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Sociologue, IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Télécom
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Professor of Risk Management, University of Bristol
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