The panic following the catastrophic meltdown of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl in the Soviet Union in April 1986 resulted in nearly 400 fewer new nuclear power plants being built than had been ...

Every year, around 20 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean, rivers, and lakes — disrupting ecosystems and livelihoods. NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), ...

The U.S. nuclear weapon test Bravo (yield 15 Mt) on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, Mar. 1, 1954. Nowadays, nuclear “tests” are done via computers or laboratory scale experiments and do not ...

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the Philippines was committed to partnering with international organizations in addressing plastic problems through nuclear technology. In a ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government is banking on nuclear-based technologies to help curb the country’s mounting plastic pollution, President Marcos said, as he pushed for deeper global cooperation ...