Japanese beaches 60 miles away have become major source of radioactivity after Fukushima
Beaches are leaching highly radioactive caesium.
Russia unveils huge icebreaker cargo ship to keep the Arctic open all year round
The ship is the latest from Russia with the aim of dominating the mineral-rich Arctic.
UK steps up renewable energy push as price of offshore wind power halves
Offshore wind power now cheaper than new nuclear power, government figures show.
Taiwanese-American engineer jailed for 2 years after leaking nuclear secrets to China
Szuhsiung Ho, 67, also known as Allen Ho, handed secrets to China over a 19-year period.
Alaska is at high tsunami risk due to structure discovered beneath sea floor
The feature is similar to the one that caused the devastating 2011 tsunami in Tohoku, Japan.
Fukushima: Underwater robot captures photos of possible melted nuclear fuel inside reactor
Previous attempts to find fuel deposits have not been successful due to extremely high radiation levels.
Limitless, clean energy from nuclear fusion will be a reality in the UK by 2030
Smaller, agile projects will beat the large international collaborations like ITER to nuclear fusion.
Hinkley Point project could cost more than £20bn, EDF says
French energy firm says nuclear project could be delayed by more than a year.
Nuclear reactor in Belgium situated close to German border develops 72 new cracks
Activists and German politicians have long called attention to the risks posed by the 40-year-old nuclear plant.
Three Mile Island, scene of largest US nuclear disaster, will finally shut down in 2019
Nuclear station became a touchstone for radiation fears in the late 70s and 1980s.
China launches Shandong, the first aircraft carrier it has ever built
Military experts in China cautioned that the new vessel is far behind the nuclear-powered US carriers.
Hunting sterile neutrinos: Finding elusive ghost particles is going to be harder than we thought
Experiment to find sterile neutrinos fails again, meaning they remain some of the most mysterious particles in the universe.
Six years on from Fukushima disaster residents live in 'contaminated communities'
Japanese government estimated the cost of the nuclear disaster to be ¥22tn (£155bn).
Japan tsunami: 60 powerful photos of the earthquake and nuclear disaster that hit six years ago
The sixth anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated swathes of Japan on 11 March 2011.
Fusion energy: Mastering plasma hotter than the centre of the Sun with tiny tokamaks
Using smaller reactors, Applied Fusion Systems hopes to move nuclear fusion forward within four to six years.
Fukushima images: Six years after the tsunami, life is returning to the ghost towns of northern Japan
The evacuation order for several towns in the shadow of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is set to be lifted on 31 March.
Nuclear fusion: Why doughnut-shaped reactors are best for harnessing plasma
Max Planck scientist charts how fusion energy technology has changed since the 1980s.
UK funding development of autonomous robots to help clear up nuclear waste
A new UK consortium will be developing robots to handle nuclear sites, bomb disposal, space and mining.
Why is trace radiation being found across Europe?
Discovery of Iodine-131 in countries from Norway to Spain spark theories of secret Russian nuclear test
Watch Fukushima radiation levels kill second Tepco robot in less than a month
Radiation levels inside some reactors can kill humans within seconds.
Toshiba chairman resigns amid mounting crisis as company delays earnings report
Shares in Japanese conglomerate plunge 8% after last-minute decision to delay third-quarter earnings report.
British nuclear submarine delayed 10 months as costs sky rocket by £200m
The Royal Navy's fourth new nuclear submarine will not enter service for 10 months
Explosion at Flamanville nuclear power plant in France leaves several injured
Authorities said there was no 'nuclear risk' following the explosion at 10am local time.
Moon Express: The ethical dilemma of private companies mining the Moon for its resources
Helium 3 from the Moon could lead to fusion energy, but who gets to profit from it?
Radiation levels at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster site reach record high
The plant suffered 3 meltdowns as a result of the tsunami on 11 March, 2011.
UK to pull out of European nuclear body putting new power stations in jeopardy
Euratom plays a crucial role in ensuring compliance with international nuclear safeguards.
Japan, Hitachi to raise £6.79bn for nuclear power project in Wales – report
The project would involve building and running two nuclear power reactors at a site on the Welsh coast.
Fusion power: Unlimited, free energy that harnesses the power of the Sun
Progress is coming and it will bring abundant, clean, safe energy with it.
Japan 7.4 magnitude earthquake an aftershock of 2011 mega quake says Met agency
Tsunami warnings withdrawn after brief advisory, Fukushima nuclear power plant safe.
India will not become Japan's 'pawn' to contain Beijing in South China Sea, China's state-run paper says
Chinese paper says India will get closer to Japan but will not enter into a 'brotherhood relationship'.