ATLANTA — In a 1952 episode that has taken on legendary status in recent years, Jimmy Carter -- then a young Naval lieutenant -- helped play a leading role in cleanup efforts at the world's first ...
FILE PHOTO: Three Mile Island nuclear plant incident - President Jimmy Carter, second from left, visits the nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pa., USA, April 4, 1979. Former President Jimmy Carter ...
Between changing risk perceptions and new equipment developed to cope with extreme hazards, these major disasters have had a profound impact on nuclear safety management.
IWAKI, Japan (AP) -- Cooling systems failed at another nuclear reactor on Japan's devastated coast Sunday, hours after an explosion at a nearby unit made leaking radiation, or even outright meltdown, ...
Few manmade threats inspire as much fear as the potential of a nuclear meltdown. The fact that "Chernobyl," once an obscure Ukrainian town, is now globally recognized as a synonym for catastrophe ...
President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament after Hamas released some hostages back to Israel. by ERIC TALMADGE and SHINO YUASA Associated Press SOMA, Japan (AP) - A second hydrogen ...
Former President Jimmy Carter brought calm and hope to central Pennsylvanians in the wake of the most serious accident at a commercial nuclear plant in U.S. history. Carter died Sunday after starting ...