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![Russia has never acknowledged that any nuclear accident took place at the Mayak facility in the Chelyabinsk region in 2017.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8oRxbz8eMT8CqBGA9czEJY-320-80.jpg)
Mysterious Radiation Cloud Over Europe Traced to Secret Russian Nuclear Accident
By Tom Metcalfe published
The cloud held up to 100 times the level of radiation released after the Fukushima accident in Japan in 2011.
![The Chernobyl nuclear power plant.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vPKqoaumVKiu7aAjA3UmTh-320-80.jpg)
There Are Still 10 Chernobyl-Style Reactors Operating Across Russia. How Do We Know They're Safe?
By Stephanie Pappas published
The flawed reactor design that led to a catastrophic meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was used in several other places. Some are still operating.
![A large truck was observed on the access road between the Guard Barracks and Southern Support Area on May 15, 2018, at the Punggye-ri site in North Korea.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d3SJyeF4H28T6qmPKLfuaX-320-80.jpg)
Here's the Science Behind Finding North Korea's Nuclear Weapons
By Stephanie Pappas published
Remote monitoring can reveal a lot.
![fusion stock image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XJsZqezARSYzTevkX8STpG-320-80.jpg)
Nuclear Fusion Power Could Be Here by 2030, One Company Says
By Tom Metcalfe published
This is a major advance on the way to achieving fusion energy.
![World's first floating nuclear power plant 'Akademik Lomonosov' passed Langeland, Denmark on May 4.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QQWxmNHoJ4h8GMQcQhovzd-320-80.jpg)
Russia's Floating Nuclear Power Plant Heads for the Bering Strait
By Rafi Letzter published
Russia's got a floating nuclear plant on a barge, and it's heading for the Bering Strait — just a short drift from Alaska.
![A Department of Transportation photo captures Unalaska, part of Alaska's Aleutian Islands.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cqQdpYmuLLJ85HeB2Jo8ka-320-80.jpg)
Enriched Uranium Particle Appears Over Alaska — and No One Knows Why
By Rafi Letzter published
A research plane detected a single particle of enriched uranium over Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The particle's origin is a mystery.
![Hydrogen plasma inside a fusion reactor called the Wendelstein 7-X.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dd4FuYWdor262TQMyw94c7-320-80.jpg)
Nuclear Sphere: Weird Globe Could Revolutionize Fusion Energy
By Rafi Letzter published
A team of physicists argues that its strange, spherical fusion reactor could be the way forward for nuclear energy.
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