Britain, Germany and France set out 5-point peace plan as Zelensky says Ukraine ‘will not slowly die’
Keir Starmer has praised Volodymyr Zelensky’s efforts to end the brutal war with Russia – and condemned Vladimir Putin’s continued…
Trump administration wants nuclear startups to use plutonium for their reactors
For decades, the U.S. has had a plutonium problem. Around 100 tons of the stuff was made during the Cold…
Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions
One news headline this week had a whiff of déjà vu about it. Nuclear startup Deep Fission announced that it…
Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’
The NAO overall savings for households from the plant could be outstripped by the cost of supporting its construction until…
UAE blames Iran or its proxies for drone strike fire near nuclear plant
The Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi’s western Al Dhafra region under construction in the 2010s. Photograph: Arun Girija/Emirates…
UAE nuclear plant attacked as fire breaks out and Iran accused of ‘unacceptable’ strike
Iran has been blamed after a drone strike on a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates that started…
‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?
‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about…
The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappeared
Illustration: Daria Lada/The GuardianIn December 1982, South African Rodney Wilkinson walked four bombs into Koeberg power station – the crown…