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J. Robert Oppenheimer, in an undated photo, doing math without looking.
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Wonder Is Everywhere: Inside Oppenheimer’s Los Alamos, the End of the Hermit House, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White July 21, 2023
One of the Icecap shot towers.
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15 Nuclear History Sites That You Can Visit

From massive craters to secret cities, these places are relics of the Atomic Age.
Jonathan Carey July 7, 2023
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Podcast: Reed College Reactor

For the past 50 years, undergrads at a liberal arts college have had access to a remarkable scientific instrument.
The Podcast Team June 14, 2023
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Podcast: The Greenbrier

This fallout shelter beneath a West Virginia resort was a state secret until 1992.
The Podcast Team June 13, 2023
Prypiat, Ukraine

Jupiter Radiotechnology Factory

A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Prypiat, now long-abandoned.
Atomei (Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz I) in 2012
Garching bei München, Germany

Atomei

This "Atomic Egg" appears on the city of Garching's coat of arms.
Could we genetically engineer cats to glow when exposed to radiation, thus warning future generations about nuclear waste sites?
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Can Glowing 'Ray Cats' Save Humanity?

There are some strange ideas about how to send a warning to our descendants 100,000 years from now.
Kate Golembiewski October 25, 2022
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Podcast: National Atomic Testing Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 8, 2022
One of the Icecap shot towers.
Nye County, Nevada

Icecap Ground Zero

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.
Part of a portable nuclear power plant arrives at Camp Century in 1960.
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The U.S. Army Tried Portable Nuclear Power at Remote Bases 60 Years Ago

It didn't go well.
Paul Bierman August 30, 2021
Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant
Rheinsberg, Germany

Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant

This decommissioned nuclear power plant offers tours of its Communist-era control room and reactor hall.
Looking east at the Sand Springs Range (skylined) from near US-50. The Project Shoal site is near the crest about a quarter of the way from the left edge of the photo.
Fallon, Nevada

Project Shoal Site

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.
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Podcast: Shoreham Power Plant

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 29, 2021
Uranophane from the German site of Menzenschwand in Baden-Württemberg.
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A DIY Guide to Collecting Radioactive Rocks Gets Glowing Reviews

The free how-to dispels myths and minimizes the hazards of hunting and hoarding these special specimens.
Sarah Scoles May 20, 2021
Bees, pictured here flocking to wild fennel, could have gotten more than they're bargaining for.
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Radioactive Honey Preserves the Legacy of Nuclear Testing

Cesium 137 shows up in small amounts still detectable today.
Susan D’Agostino May 18, 2021
Stronger Than Death Monument
Semey, Kazakhstan

Stronger Than Death Monument

This 100-foot tall tombstone memorializes victims of 40 years of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan.
Uravan, Colorado

Uravan

Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.
Permanently Closed
Hartsville Nuclear Plant
Hartsville, Tennessee

Hartsville Nuclear Plant

This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.