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  2. List of nuclear power accidents by country - Wikipedia

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    Globally, there have been at least 99 (civilian and military) recorded nuclear power plant accidents from 1952 to 2009 (defined as incidents that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage, the amount the US federal government uses to define nuclear energy accidents that must be reported), totaling US$20.5 billion in property damages.

  3. Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents - Wikipedia

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    To combat accidents associated with aging nuclear power plants, it may be advantageous to build new nuclear power reactors and retire the old nuclear plants. In the United States alone, more than 50 start-up companies are working to create innovative designs for nuclear power plants [ 153 ] while ensuring the plants are more affordable and cost ...

  4. Armenian Nuclear Power Plant - Wikipedia

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    In the wake of Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, the combination of design and location of Metsamor was again claimed to make it among the most dangerous nuclear plants in the world. The Metsamor power station is one of the few remaining nuclear reactors of its kind that were built without primary containment structures.

  5. Russia Just Pushed Us One Step Closer to Nuclear Catastrophe

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    But Russia—on Friday—dismissed calls to demilitarize the most dangerous nuclear power plant in Europe.Pleas for help from Ukrainian workers held hostage inside the Russian-controlled plant are ...

  6. Nuclear reactor accidents in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Erosion of the 6-inch-thick (150 mm) carbon steel reactor head, caused by a persistent leak of borated water, at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant. The United States Government Accountability Office reported more than 150 incidents from 2001 to 2006 of nuclear plants not performing within acceptable safety guidelines.

  7. How dangerous was Russia's nuclear plant strike? - AOL

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    Europe's largest nuclear power plant was hit by Russian shelling early Friday, sparking a fire and raising fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 ...

  8. List of nuclear and radiation accidents by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Fukushima nuclear disaster: 2011 March In 2018, 1 cancer death of a man who worked at the plant at the time of the accident was attributed to radiation exposure by a Japanese government panel. [8] [9] It has been suggested that 2,202 died as a result of the stresses of evacuation. [10] The overall death count as a result of the accident is ...

  9. Chernobyl isn't the biggest nuclear risk. Ukraine's active ...

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    James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wrote in a blog post Friday that he is more concerned about the four nuclear power plants ...