Nuclear Accidents

Transgenerational mutational signature in offspring of former Chernobyl cleanup workers

Transgenerational mutational signature in offspring of former Chernobyl cleanup workers

Fabian Brand et.al. | Scientific Reports Journal   Researchers have found that DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster is appearing in the children of those who were exposed—marking the first clear evidence of such effects being passed down across generations. Full journal article availableRead More

15th Rio de Janeiro International Uranium Film Festival

15th Rio de Janeiro International Uranium Film Festival

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Chernobyl’s Footprint in Bulgaria: Silence, Exposure, and the Collapse of Trust

Chernobyl’s Footprint in Bulgaria: Silence, Exposure, and the Collapse of Trust

Chernobyl’s Footprint in Bulgaria: Silence, Exposure, and the Collapse of Trust Hugo Dos Santos | Green European Journal Forty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Bulgaria remains deeply marked by that experience. As the only country in the socialist bloc to take no protective measures, it paid a heavy price.Read More

Breach of Chernobyl plant shield can no longer confine radiation: IAEA warns

Breach of Chernobyl plant shield can no longer confine radiation: IAEA warns

Christopher McFadden | MSN.com   Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement (NSC) facility may have been compromised after a drone strike in February 2025, according to reports. The strike was likely an accident, but the drone carried a high-explosive warhead, creating a hole in the structure, starting a fire, and damaging theRead More