The West’s failure to understand the New Nuclear Age is the real reason for today’s nuclear pessimism, argues Rakesh Sood, of the Observer Research Foundation

Observer Research Foundation 12 Apr 2019

Infrastructure

What Fukushima's cherry trees tell us about Japan's reinvention

Dismantling and decontamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster will take several decades. For many in Japan, the disaster is seen as having launched a renaissance.

Sébastien Travadel, Aurélien Portelli, and Franck Guarnieri · The Conversation 04 Apr 2019

International Security

Nuclear security risks in the Black Sea region and how to reduce them

Serious nuclear security concerns are emerging in the Black Sea region, writes Ian Anthony of the Stockholm International Peace Institute

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 27 Dec 2018

Future of Energy

Destroying nuclear waste to create clean energy? It can be done

Scientists at CERN think they may have discovered a new source of clean energy.

Franklin Servan-Schreiber 16 Nov 2018

China

China’s 'artificial sun' is now hot enough for nuclear fusion

We're one step closer to a near-limitless source of clean energy.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 16 Nov 2018

Nuclear Security

What are the whereabouts of the world's nuclear weapons?

Following Donald Trump’s threat to walk away from a landmark Cold War agreement, here’s where all the nuclear weapons currently are in the world.

Sean Fleming 23 Oct 2018

Future of Energy

Three decades on, Chernobyl is creating solar power

A new solar power plant has opened Chernobyl, close to the destroyed reactor of the nuclear power plant.

Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 09 Oct 2018

Republic of Korea

Is this the dawn of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula?

In a bid to salvage talks between North and South Korea, Kim Jong Un has made a series of positive promises.

Hyonhee Shin and Soyoung Kim · Reuters 19 Sep 2018

Nuclear Security

Radioactive nuclear waste is a global threat. These scientists may have a new solution

It can transform highly radioactive waste lasting hundreds of thousands of years into mildly radioactive waste with less than 300 years of toxicity. But it's yet to receive significant fu...

Franklin Servan-Schreiber 08 Aug 2018

International Security

The state of the world’s nuclear arsenal in 3 charts

The stockpile of nuclear weapons may be getting smaller, but it’s also being modernized, which means genuine progress towards nuclear disarmament remains a distant goal.

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 19 Jun 2018

International Security

The strategic fallout of US withdrawal from the Iran deal

The consequences of President Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal are likely to be dramatic, and far outlive his time in office.

RAND Corporation 13 May 2018

Nuclear Security

This is what you need to know about the Iran nuclear deal

A guide to the nuclear disarmament deal with Iran, following President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US support.

Adam Jezard 09 May 2018

Republic of Korea

North Korea is putting all its clocks forward 30 minutes to match the south

North Korea created its own timezone - Pyongyang Time - in 2015 but is moving it forward 30 minutes following recent talks.

Alexandra Ma · Business Insider 02 May 2018

International Security

South Korea has switched off its propaganda broadcasts ahead of North Korea meeting

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-In meet this week to discuss a future relationship between the two nations.

Christine Kim · Reuters 24 Apr 2018

Chemical and Materials Industry

Why scientists need arts training for the safety of society

To engage responsibly, our next generation of scientists needs training in the arts and ethics.

Richard Lachman · The Conversation 05 Feb 2018

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