The Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis: 1 Year Later
Japan still struggles with the effects of a powerful earthquake, devastating tsunami and multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
How Safe Are U.S. Nuclear Reactors? Lessons from Fukushima
The U.S. has reactors of the same designs that melted down at Fukushima Daiichi, but regulators hope changes could prevent a repeat of Japan's nuclear crisis
1 Year Later: A Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Timeline
A look back at Japan's nuclear crisis, initiated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011
Japan's Post-Fukushima Earthquake Health Woes Go Beyond Radiation Effects
Heart disease and depression are likely to claim more lives than radiation after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, experts say
A Visual Tour of the Massive Earthquake and Tsunami That Hit Japan [Slide Show]
Maps and on-the-ground views reveal the aftermath and its extent
Finding the Flotsam: Where Is Japan's Floating Tsunami Wreckage Headed?
Scientists model where and when the detritus will reach the U.S. west coast
It's Not Just Fukushima: Mass Disaster Evacuations Challenge Planners
The Fukushima evacuation zone raises the issue of what would happen during an evacuation in heavily populated U.S. metropolises during a nuclear meltdown
Fukushima U.S. Responds to Lessons Learned
A year ago today, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Northern Japan. In the wake of this earthquake, a massive tsunami would flatten the Northern Tohoku region, killing nearly 20,000 people and knocking out power to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant...
Nuclear Reactor Approved in U.S. for First Time Since 1978
But no nuclear renaissance appears to be imminent, despite the go-ahead to build and operate two new reactors in Georgia
1 Year after Fukushima: Could It Happen in the U.S.?
Last year, on March 11, a deadly earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, killing more than 15,000 people. To make matters worse, the natural disaster triggered a major crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station...
How to Tear Down a Nuclear Power Plant [Slide Show]
What happens to nuclear reactors like those at Fukushima after they melt down or reach the end of their useful lives?
Fukushima Meltdown Mitigation Aims to Prevent Radioactive Flood
Three months after its meltdown, the stricken nuclear power plant continues to struggle to cool its nuclear fuel--and cope with growing amounts of radioactive cooling water
China Syndrome: Going Nuclear to Cut Down on Coal Burning
China pauses its plans to build the most new nuclear reactors in the world in the wake of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan--but will not halt them
25 Years After: Scenes from Chernobyl--The Worst Nuclear Accident in History [Slide Show]
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine, Scientific American frequent contributor Charles Q. Choi traveled to the site and snapped these haunting images...
1 Year Later, What Does Fukushima Mean for Nuclear Research?
How does a Canadian-American professor of uranium mineralogy living in the unassuming American Midwest respond to the one-year anniversary of Fukushima?
Nuclear fall in: Why I'm becoming a pro-nuke nut
My belated education in nuclear energy continues. I just read Power to Save the World: The Truth about Nuclear Energy (Vintage, 2008) by Gwyneth Cravens, a petite, energetic novelist and journalist...
Fukushima Earthquake Moved Seafloor Half a Football Field
The massive shift, laterally and upward, caused the epic March 2011 tsunami
Beyond Fossil Fuels: Energy Leaders Weigh In
A survey of executives at companies engaged in energy alternatives to fossil fuels reveals some of the challenges facing the industry
Namazu the Earthshaker
According to a popular Japanese myth the cause of earthquakes is the giant fish Namazu , often depicted as a giant catfish in woodcuts called namazu-e .
A short History of Earthquakes in Japan
Japan is situated in the collision zone of at least four lithospheric plates: the Eurasian/Chinese Plate, the North American Plate, the Philippine Plate and the Pacific Plate.
Fukushima: We Listen Back
Newly released audio takes us through the first week of the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi on this first anniversary of the crisis. David Biello reports
The Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis
On March 11, a powerful, magnitude 9.0 quake hit northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami with 10-meter-high waves that reached the U.S. west coast. Here's the science behind the disaster...
The Future of Nuclear Power
The U.S.--and the world--is gearing up to build a potentially massive fleet of new nuclear reactors, in part to fight climate change. But can nuclear power handle the load?
New Solutions for Clean Energy
As the world continues to grapple with energy-related pollution and poverty, can innovation help?
