The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, has brought the past tragedies at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island into the spotlight again. To offer a more thorough understanding of Chernobyl, the Bulletin has compiled this reading list from its archives. Dating from 1945 to 1998 and 1998 to present, the Bulletin's archives are a valuable resource for those interested in additional materials.

What the hijack of a truck carrying radioactive material says about nuclear security. 

A survey of books on the catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, three years after the earthquake and tsunami known collectively as 3/11.

A discussion of the state of play in the apparent final days of the Iranian nuclear negotiations and the stumbling blocks remaining on the path toward a final deal 

Fusion still continues to need much more energy than it produces, consumes huge quantities of water, and may not be able to scale up because there may not be enough tritium. And that’s just for starters.

Our regular columnists tackle an eventful year.

Because of Fukushima, some Japanese scientists who had been proponents of nuclear energy now oppose it.

While attention has been focused on centrifuges and breakout, there has been little on something more critical—uranium gas and sneakout.

The bizarre indictment and execution of Kim Jong-un’s uncle exacerbate Pyongyang’s international pariah status and make nuclear negotiations unlikely.

The pros and cons of maintaining a stockpile to defend against near-earth objects

Obama came into office promising transparency in government, but actions speak louder than words.

Is it a really a technology that will be powering the electrical grid in 15 years?

福島第一原発事故による放射能の大気中への放出は、チェルノブイリの10分の1と見られている。しかし、電離放射線に対する恐怖の問題を適切に処理しければ、この恐怖は、福島地域の人口の大きな部分に長期的な心理的影響を及ぼしうる。

2011年4月12日――マグニチュード9.0の地震と津

President Trump has peddled disinformation on the most important issues of the last year; here's a look at where it's dovetailed with armed or violent action by his supporters.

Editor's note:  To mark the presidential visit to Hiroshima, we are reprinting this August 2015 Bulletin column. The recent, 70-year anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki offer a sobering opportunity to truly re-examine the real impact of the use of nuclear weapons—and not just take a sanitized view. Because the age of … Continued

To guard against cyber attacks on the North American electric grid, three experts recommend forming an industry-supported organization like the one created by the nuclear industry after the Three Mile Island accident.

Carbon capture and storage, or CCS, has been touted as a way to reduce atmospheric CO2. But how realistic is it to build CCS facilities on a scale large enough to combat climate change?