nuclear safety

The Trump administration’s reckless attack on radiation protection will have long-term consequences for public safety

By Frank von Hippel | Analysis, Nuclear Energy

Iranian flags wave in front of a nuclear power plant complex with a dome-shaped reactor building and a tall red-and-white smokestack in the background.

Trump’s ‘a whole civilization will die’ threat against Iran exploits long-standing ambiguity over what Washington considers legal in war

By Ali Alkis, Ludovica Castelli | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

Rows of women operate control panels in an industrial facility, sitting on stools along two parallel walls lined with equipment and dials.

No, the United States does not need a costly national cancer study near nuclear reactors

By Adam Stein, PJ Seel | Nuclear Energy

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The 2025 nuclear year in review: Back to the Future Atomic Age

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

A group of people in safety vests and business attire observes industrial structures and towers at a large facility outdoors.

Nuclear power’s role in Japan is fading. The myths of reactor safety and energy needs can’t change that reality

By Tadahiro Katsuta | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste

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Whence nuclear power in the 21st century?

By Robert Rosner | Analysis, Magazine, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Weapons

A woman speaks at a podium labeled "Extend & Expand RECA," pointing to a map as several people stand behind her at an outdoor event.

Trump’s new radiation exposure limits could be ‘catastrophic’ for women and girls

By Lesley M. M. Blume, Chloe Shrager | Investigative Reporting, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste

President Trump’s radical attack on radiation safety

By Daniel Hirsch, Haakon Williams, Cameron Kuta | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste

A soldier in camouflage uniform and helmet stands guard with a rifle in front of a large industrial building with smokestacks under a partly cloudy sky.

From Zaporizhzhia to Natanz, nuclear piracy is equally dangerous—and illegal

By Ali Alkis | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

Aerial view of a nuclear power plant with four cooling towers two of them emitting steam beside a river, surrounded by trees and clear skies.

Why a national cancer study near US reactors must be conducted before any new expansion of nuclear power

By Joseph Mangano, Robert Alvarez | Nuclear Energy

The first US atomic rush was a bust. Will Trump’s big nuclear-for-AI plans fare any better?

By Chloe Shrager | Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Energy

Why the US must protect the independence of its nuclear regulator

By Stephen Burns, Allison Macfarlane, Richard Meserve | Nuclear Energy, Opinion