When a routine procedure went wrong in October 1957, a fire broke out at the Windscale nuclear power station in Cumbria, UK.

But few people know its secret. In September 1957, the Mayak nuclear plant exploded - the first major nuclear disaster in history. Stalin had ordered that the plant be built in a hurry after ...

In 1957, a massive nuclear accident took place at the top secret Mayak nuclear station in the Soviet Union, becoming one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents at the time, known as the Kyshtym ...

In 1957, a massive nuclear accident took place at the top secret Mayak nuclear station in the Soviet Union. At the time, it was the largest nuclear disaster in history. So why has no one heard of it?

Fukushima. Three Mile Island. Chernobyl. Places that will forever be remembered as the sites of nuclear disasters. Most people will have heard of them. But fewer are aware of the Windscale fire.

The 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster prompted AP journalists in Eastern Europe to produce disturbing environmental stories near the site in Ukraine and also from Mayak, the scene of ...

But few people know its secret. In September 1957, the Mayak nuclear plant exploded - the first major nuclear disaster in history. Stalin had ordered that the plant be built in a hurry after ...