Nuclear and radiological disasters
Reactor accidents, radioactive contamination and the consequences of nuclear testing.
Reactor disasterThe Chernobyl disaster
A reactor explosion that spread radioactive contamination across borders and displaced communities.
Reactor disasterThe Fukushima Daiichi disaster
Earthquake and tsunami damage that led to three reactor meltdowns and extensive evacuation.
Reactor accidentThe Three Mile Island accident
A partial reactor meltdown that exposed weaknesses in plant controls and emergency communication.
Radioactive waste disasterThe Kyshtym disaster
A waste-storage explosion that contaminated a large area of the southern Urals.
Reactor fireThe Windscale fire
A fire in a weapons-production reactor that released radioactive material over Britain.
Nuclear fuel accidentThe Tokaimura criticality accident
An uncontrolled chain reaction during fuel processing that fatally exposed two workers.
Radiological disasterThe Goiânia radiological accident
An abandoned medical source that spread radioactive contamination through homes and scrapyards.
Nuclear testing disasterCastle Bravo and its fallout
An American thermonuclear test that exposed inhabited islands and a fishing vessel to fallout.
Nuclear testing legacyNuclear testing at Semipalatinsk
Four decades of Soviet nuclear testing and its consequences for surrounding communities.
Reactor accidentThe SL-1 reactor accident
A sudden power excursion in an experimental reactor that killed its three operators.
Radiological contaminationChurch Rock uranium mill spill
A uranium-mill tailings dam failure releasing radioactive waste into a river used by downstream communities.
Nuclear testing and contaminationMaralinga nuclear testing and contamination
British nuclear tests and weapons trials contaminating Aboriginal Country with consequences lasting decades.