atomic power

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The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog said attacks near Iran's Bushehr atomic power plant "pose a very real danger to nuclear safety and must stop".

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Public anxiety about atomic power remains substantial in a country prone to earthquakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

After 70 years of atomic power, there is still disagreement over what to do with the accumulated radioactive waste - some of which will remain hazardous for hundreds of thousands of years.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

The incident renewed fears of an accident at Europe's largest atomic power station, nearly four decades after the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, but national grid operator Ukrenergo signalled that repairs had been carried out quickly.

From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2023

“The controlled release of atomic power has been demonstrated for the first time in history,” Fermi said of his experiment.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin