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Giant Steel Arch Will Cover Debris from Chernobyl ReactorA massive 32,000-ton, stainless steel arch — so large it could conceal the Statue of Liberty — is being constructed to cover what's left of a nuclear reactor in Chernobyl that exploded in 1986.
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Images: Chernobyl, Frozen in TimeThe world has moved on since the 1986 nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, but at the heavily contaminated site, things haven't changed very much.
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Chernobyl Trees Barely Decomposed, Study Findsplanet-earth
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World's 10 Worst Polluted Places NamedRemote industrial towns, e-waste processing centers and the site of an infamous nuclear disaster top 2013's worst polluted places, according to a new list.
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First Next-Gen US Reactor Designed to Avoid Fukushima RepeatThe U.S. has approved its first new reactors in more than three decades since it suffered a partial meltdown at Three Mile Island.
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Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 25 Years Later (Infographic)Here's how Chernobyl compares to other nuclear disasters.
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How Does Nuclear Radiation Harm the Body?What are the health impacts of exposure to nuclear radiation?
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Chernobyl Woos Tourists with Promise of 'Negligible' RiskScientists weigh in on safety, and attraction, of Chernobyl vacation spot.
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Nuclear Accidents Kill Brightly Colored Birds MostBrightly colored birds suffer more from radiation exposure.
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