Nuclear power
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Ukraine-Russia: are both sides readying for nuclear war?
Today's Big Question Putin changes doctrine to lower threshold for atomic weapons after Ukraine strikes with Western missiles
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Last hopes for justice for UK's nuclear test veterans
Under the Radar Thousands of ex-service personnel say their lives have been blighted by aggressive cancers and genetic mutations
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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The UK's nuclear waste problem
Under The Radar Safety concerns as 'highly radioactive' material could be buried in the English countryside
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How radioactive rhinos may prevent poaching
Under The Radar Injecting radioactive material will make horns harder to smuggle internationally
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Iran at the nuclear crossroads
The Explainer Officials 'openly threatening' to build nuclear bomb, as watchdog finds large increase in enriched uranium stockpile
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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A 'nuclear timebomb': tensions rise over Ukraine power plant
Under the Radar Greenpeace accuses Vladimir Putin of threatening an 'unprecedented escalation' of war
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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Is America running out of electrical power?
Today's Big Question The nation's power grid appears to be reaching critical levels due to emerging technologies
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How likely is an accidental nuclear incident?
The Explainer Artificial intelligence, secret enemy tests or false alarms could trigger inadvertent launch or detonation
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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LK-99: the room-temperature superconductor discovery causing a stir
feature Scientific community sceptical of ‘magic material that would revolutionise our world’
By The Week Staff Published
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Japan's controversial decision to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific
Speed Read Japan plans to dump nuclear wastewater into the ocean with the disapproval of many
By Devika Rao Published
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J. Robert Oppenheimer: the real ‘father of the atomic bomb’ at centre of new blockbuster
In the Spotlight The physicist who led the Manhattan Project has become a martyr for some but his legacy is more complicated
By The Week Staff Published
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Is Russia planning to blow up the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?
Today's Big Question Ukraine warns of tactical sabotage that could cause radioactive disaster and force Kyiv into peace talks
By The Week Staff Published
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The science behind nuclear weapons
Speed Read What makes them so deadly?
By Devika Rao Published
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The pros and cons of nuclear power
Pros and Cons Chancellor renews government push for nuclear expansion but opposition remains
By The Week Staff Last updated
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