There is all manner of geopolitical and military fallout likely to come from the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear enrichment sites on June 21. What worries a lot of people more, however, is the literal ...

Before the United States announced the targeting of Iran's nuclear facilities, including its Fordow site, experts addressed concerns by saying there is little environmental threat to the surrounding ...

If the U.S. does drop a powerful "bunker buster" bomb on a suspected underground nuclear weapons site in Iran, experts in radiation hazards say there is little risk of widespread contamination. As we ...

A state regulator is requiring California’s last nuclear power plant to conserve 4,000 acres of surrounding land to keep ...

Although nuclear power doesn't produce greenhouse gases when generating electricity, the logistical lifecycle of nuclear ...

CAI reporter Jennette Barnes interviews Petros Koutrakis, professor of environmental sciences at Harvard, on new research about cancer risk near nuclear power plants.

One expert says explosive nuclear testing would be 'alarming.' President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is ordering the United States to resume nuclear testing, leaving experts wondering ...

Speaking recently with a friend who opposes nuclear power, I asked whether he might think differently if it went by another name. My suggestion was “sustainable steam power,” which is essentially what ...