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A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

Sep. 19, 2024 12:31 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s badly damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv's city center — a stark reminder of the scale of destruction caused by Russian strikes on the country's energy system. The massive blackened hulk juxtaposed...

A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could take a century

Sep. 10, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — A long robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes mission to retrieve for the first time a tiny amount of melted fuel debris from the bottom. The robot's trip into the Unit 2 reactor is a...

Mushrooms foraged in Sweden could help research Chernobyl fallout

Sep. 06, 2024 11:59 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden's strong foraging culture could help determine how much radioactive fallout remains in the Scandinavian country 38 years after the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has asked mushroom-pickers to send samples of...