— -- Since the 1979 Three Mile Island accident, there have been 18 "significant precursors," or equipment failures, at U.S. nuclear plants that sharply raise the chance of a reactor core meltdown ...

Short version, it can't melt down. The system isn't a new one. It's based on the German AVR power plant that ran for 21 years and did the same safety test as at the China reactor, except that the ...

Scientists in China have implemented a new approach to remove heat from the core of a nuclear reactor. Researchers from the China Institute of Atomic Energy have tested a Residual Heat Removal (RHR) ...

Drones have provided a rare look inside a nuclear reactor after a meltdown. The footage came days after the 13th anniversary of Fukushima's disastrous meltdown. This provides useful clues to help with ...