In April 1986, the world suffered its worst nuclear disaster to date when a reactor at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine, exploded. The eruption was so severe that toxic levels of radioactive ...

Deep in the ruins of Chernobyl’s Reactor 4, hidden beneath layers of radioactive debris, lies one of the most dangerous ...

This CRP aims to harmonise international understanding of ex-vessel corium behaviour and cooling (EVCC) during severe accidents in water-cooled reactors. It will consolidate available data from ...

Nuclear Meltdown Scientists have managed to take their first close-up look at what happens to nuclear fuel when it becomes molten, as it would in a nuclear reactor meltdown. In an innovative lab ...