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Historically and geographically, the zone is the heartland of the Polesia region. This predominantly rural woodland and marshland area was once home to 120,000 people living in the cities of Chernobyl and Pripyat as well as 187 smaller communities, [16] but is now mostly uninhabited.
May 17, 2019 · The Chernobyl disaster: What happened, and the long-term impacts. The accident at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine shocked the world, permanently altered a region, and leaves many questions ...
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On April 26, 1986, the Number Four RBMK reactor at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine, went out of control during a test at low-power, leading to an explosion and fire that demolished the reactor building and released large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere.
AVAILABLE NOW Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes. Thirty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in Soviet Ukraine, newly uncovered archival footage and recorded interviews with those who were present paint an emotional and gripping portrait of the extent and gravity of the disaster and the lengths to which the Soviet government went to cover up the incident, including the soldiers sent ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Backgrounder on Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident. Printable Version Chernobyl History (Video) On this page: Background; Health Effects from the Accident
Apr 18, 2023 · The Chernobyl elephant foot: a man in protective clothing standing near a large lump of material (Image credit: Universal History Archive / Getty Images) Radioactive fallout. The explosions killed ...
Thảm hoạ Chernobyl (Tiếng Ukraina: Чорнобильська катастрофа; Tiếng Nga: Чернобыльская катастрофа) là một vụ tai nạn hạt nhân xảy ra vào Thứ bảy ngày 25 tháng 4 năm 1986 khi nhà máy điện hạt nhân Chernobyl ở Pripyat, Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Xô viết Ukraina (Xô-viết Ukraina, không phải Ukraina ...
