Civilian nuclear history · non-bomb archive
Nuclear events are broader
than detonations.
This release renames the detonation-only framing to a Civilian Nuclear Events Archive and adds the uploaded civilian nuclear history workbook to a coordinate-based historical replay, map data file, source register, and bounded public method.
Direct answer
What changed about the nuclear archive?
The public wording now uses Civilian Nuclear Events Archive instead of detonation-only language. The archive includes uploaded non-bomb records for reactors, sites, lifecycle events, recent changes, accidents and incidents, scientific milestones, research reactors, fuel-cycle facilities, waste, storage, disposal, and remediation. It is a static historical and infrastructural map/replay dataset, not a live regulatory feed or weapons-effects simulator.
- Map records
- 2964
- Source workbook
- global_civilian_nuclear_history_2026-07-25.xlsx
- Accident framework
- INES distinctions preserved
- Safety boundary
- No casualty, fallout, targeting, or detonation-effect model
Workbook integration
A broader static index
beside official live totals.
The uploaded dashboard records current IAEA PRIS totals separately from the broader static workbook so differences between a live official database and a historical index remain visible. All rows are preserved in the archive JSON; coordinate-bearing rows are also plotted in the local map JSON. The site preserves that distinction rather than pretending to be a live PRIS mirror.
Offline coordinate plot
Map the history.
Do not model harm.
The plot uses an equirectangular coordinate grid and local JSON only. It does not load map tiles, call remote services, calculate blast effects, estimate exposure, or rank communities.
- Loading local archive…
JavaScript will read
/nuclear-events-map-data.json. The full file remains downloadable if scripting is unavailable.
Coverage and custody
Approximate records stay visible
instead of disappearing.
Approximate years, month-only dates, facility centroids, disputed status values, and incomplete public reporting are retained with precision, confidence, source, and uncertainty fields so scenario designers can treat a facility centroid differently from an exact reactor coordinate or event date.
The static base does not reproduce every current planned/under-construction status transition; compare against the live PRIS counts.
Site naming and unit grouping vary between national and international sources.
Not a complete export of RRDB; includes major historical, operational, experimental, isotope, neutron-science, and training reactors.
No public source can prove completeness where national reporting is limited, subfacilities have separate dates, or facilities are dual-use.
Not every INES 0–2 event is included; consequence estimates may be disputed and reporting practices differ.
Milestone selection is interpretive; dates distinguish exact, month, year, and by-date reporting.
Publication boundary
Civilian history is not
a weapons simulator.
The archive supports source custody, historical orientation, and safe scenario literacy. It rejects operational nuclear harm modeling.
This is a historical and infrastructural archive, not a live nuclear regulatory database.
Approximate dates and facility-centroid coordinates are retained with precision and uncertainty fields.
Official PRIS totals are shown as workbook metadata, not as a live synchronized query.
INES and accident terminology are used for safety communication and event classification, not for ranking places or populations.
No weapons-effect equations, blast or fallout calculators, casualty estimates, targeting recommendations, or operational nuclear instructions are published.
