The last two months have seen the anniversaries of the two worst civilian nuclear catastrophes in history. Indeed, as of Sunday, April 26, it has been 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, which ...

In 1954, scientists and military personnel gathered at Bikini Atoll to witness Castle Bravo, the first test in a major series of thermonuclear experiments conducted during the early Cold War. The ...

The Chornobyl disaster was called the worst nuclear accident in history, occurring 40 years ago this weekend, on April 26, 1986, at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, then part of the Soviet Union ...

A single person pressing the wrong button set off the nuclear catastrophe which shocked the globe and contaminated thousands of homes with radioactive material. In the early morning of April 26, 1986, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Control panel for Reactor 4 of the dilapidated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - Tkachuk/Getty Images As we reach the 40-year ...

Sunday, April 26, marks the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear power plant accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union. Five worst nuclear reactor disasters 1.

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there’s a revival around the world, a trend that ...

(via Kyle Hill) On October 10th, 1957, a nuclear reactor fire broke out at Windscale in the UK becoming the first nuclear disaster to directly impact the public. Long before Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

On April 26, 1986, the world experienced the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history: the explosion and fire of reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The accident was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How would you handle things in an emergency? York County agencies who would be called upon to help residents in an emergency ...