A novel modular steel-concrete composite, which can significantly reduce the construction costs of nuclear reactors, has successfully passed a key test. The Diaphragm Plate Steel Composite (DPSC), ...

The confinement over the fourth nuclear reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant has not been functioning properly as a protective shield for almost three months. On Feb. 14, on the day of the ...

A steel shield preventing radiation spread from the Chernobyl site isn't working as intended anymore. The IAEA said on Friday that the New Safe Confinement shelter had "lost its primary safety ...

(CNN) — The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, ...

Westinghouse is working to address AP1000 shield design and peak containment pressure concerns raised by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in its review of the amended reactor design.

Reactor containment safety is fundamental to nuclear power plant operation, ensuring that any release of radioactive materials is prevented even under accident scenarios. Fluid dynamics governs the ...

The steel structure sealing off the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site has suffered so much damage that it's no longer containing radiation effectively, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on ...