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'Not in my backyard': New Gallup data shows most Americans would rather have a nuclear power plant in their neighborhood than a data center

Gallup data illustrates rising opposition to data centers across the US, with barely anyone in favor of new facilities.

TechRadar

70% of Americans oppose data centers near their homes, now less popular than nuclear power plants — opposition towards nearby AI infrastructure heating up as tech companies ramp up projects to acquire more compute

A new survey revealed that 7 out of 10 Americans are against data center developers building projects within the vicinity of their homes. This is a massive increase from the late 2025 survey which showed that 47% of people are against AI data centers near their homes.

Tom’s Hardware

Nasa bets big on nuclear engines to cut journey times to Mars

Nasa is developing ways to use nuclear power to send spacecraft to their destinations. Nuclear propulsion could greatly reduce the journey time to Mars, perhaps cutting a voyage of more than six months to three or four months.

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Lummis reflects on future of nuclear power in Wyoming

As she prepares to return home after four terms in the House and one in the Senate, Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis is optimistic her home state of Wyoming is in a strong position to take advantage of growing interest in nuclear energy. Lummis represented the state with the nation’s largest…

Roll Call

Tata Power in talks with three states for its nuclear power project plan

Tata Power is taking significant strides in its pursuit of nuclear energy. Currently, negotiations are underway with three states regarding its upcoming projects. Anticipation builds as a comprehensive project report is slated for release within the next six months. Additionally, Tata Power is teaming up with NPCIL to bring these…

The Economic Times

AI Demand Fuels Strong Q1 Earnings for Constellation Energy

Constellation Energy stock rises on strong Q1 earnings as AI data center demand and nuclear power growth support the long-term CEG bull case

MarketBeat

India to shrink zones around nuclear reactors to free up land, sources say

India plans to reduce exclusion zones around nuclear plants to free up land for expansions and attract private investment. This move, approved in principle by regulators, aims to cut land needs significantly, potentially allowing for greater nuclear capacity. However, the decision is expected to face public and political backlash due…

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The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappeared

The long read: In December 1982, South African Rodney Wilkinson walked four bombs into Koeberg power station – the crown jewel of the apartheid state – pulled the pins and then left on his bicycle. How did he do it?

The Guardian - UK

Bangladesh’s first N-power plant starts fuel loading

Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday entered the era of nuclear power generation as its Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant began fuel loading in its VVER-1200 reactor - the latest Russian Gen III+ pressurised water reactor technology that India too is looking at for its future nuclear power projects, including for new units…

The Times of India

Ukraine war briefing: Deadly drone strike at nuclear power plant

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The Independent UK

How India Is Quietly Becoming an Energy Superpower

What if the biggest transformation in India is happening quietly far from the noise of daily headlines? While attention stays on short-term events, a deeper shift is unfolding in the energy sector. From major nuclear breakthroughs to rapidly expanding renewable power, India is steadily building a stronger, more self-reliant future.…

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Chernobyl Wasn't a Nuclear Disaster—It Was a Communist Disaster

Forty years after the Chernobyl meltdown, too many people are still drawing the wrong conclusions.

Reason

‘He refused to say that there was no radiation and no danger to the population'

The events of 26 April, 1986, changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians, and people beyond Ukraine’s borders, when Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant underwent a catastrophic failure during a safety test. RFI spoke with Dr Andrei Kindzelski, son of Professor Leonid Kindzelski, chief radiologist of the…

Radio France Internationale

AP Was There: Early Chernobyl victims buried in Moscow cemetery

In the weeks after the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it was difficult to get any information about the scope of the disaster, aside from terse announcements from the government of the Soviet Union

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Three Central Asian countries jointly building 2,000 MW hydropower plant

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are set to launch a joint hydropower plant with a capacity of nearly 2,000 MW.

The Independent UK

Putin could cause the next Chernobyl through reckless strikes on nuclear plants, experts warn

IN DEPTH: Four decades ago, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in the worst nuclear accident the world has ever seen. Today, some of the world’s leading nuclear experts warn Alex Croft that Russia’s actions there and in Zaporizhzhia show the lessons of the past have not been learnt

LiveScience

Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster — April 26, 1986

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor melted down, but the rest of the world wouldn't learn how close it came to nuclear Armageddon until weeks later.

The Independent UK

Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded

The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart

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Fortune

Asia is turning to coal in the Iran crisis, but nuclear power will be the real endgame

Asia’s energy future lies in nuclear power, the only fuel able to provide regular and consistent electricity.

The Conversation

Chernobyl’s exclusion zone is a beacon of biodiversity – but it faces new threats from Russia’s invasion

April 26 marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The accident caused the largest ever release of radioactive material into the environment, and at the time people predicted that the affected area would be rendered uninhabitable, devoid of life…

The Guardian - UK

The no-go zone paradox: Chornobyl’s wildlife thrives amid pro-nuclear shift

World’s worst nuclear disaster leaves mixed legacy of nature’s resilience amid serious contamination, as wars increase lobbying for energy supply

The Independent UK

Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after Chernobyl

The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions

The Conversation

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster

On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant were conducting a safety test. Doomed by a fatal design flaw and pushed to the limit by human negligence, reactor 4 exploded amid an attempted shutdown during a routine procedure, setting off a chain of events that ultimately…

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: AP photographer chronicles Chernobyl’s painful legacy of silence, sacrifice and danger

Efrem Lukatsky, a Kyiv-based photographer for The Associated Press, was living in the city on April 26, 1986, when the explosion and fire struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, about a two-hour drive away. He has visited the plant and the “exclusion zone” around it dozens of times. He recalls…

The Conversation

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, its legacy still resonates

The explosion at the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine on April 26, 1986, changed the lives of thousands of Soviet citizens.

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