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Feb 26, 2023 · Published February 26, 2023. Updated November 7, 2023. After the April 1986 nuclear disaster, a 30-kilometer zone around Chernobyl was completely abandoned. This is what it looks like today. More than 30 years have passed since the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl became the most devastating catastrophe of its kind in history.
May 20, 2019 · For more than three decades Chernobyl has been a byword for the potential dangers of nuclear power. The world’s worst nuclear accident had a devastating effect on the surrounding area in what is now independent Ukraine and Belarus. But a generation on, nature and people have adapted in sometimes surprising ways.
Jan 17, 2023 · Published Jan 17, 2023 at 10:58 AM EST Updated Jan 17, 2023 at 10:58 AM EST. By Robyn White. Nature Reporter. The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine remains one of the most radioactive areas of...
Mar 9, 2022 · World Mar 9, 2022 5:08 PM EDT. When fighting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, some feared that...
Apr 26, 2021 · NEWS. Life goes on at Chernobyl 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident. Although there were mass evacuations following the radioactive catastrophe, Chernobyl never fully emptied of...
Apr 28, 2022 · By Matthew Mpoke Bigg. April 28, 2022. Radiation levels are elevated in some parts of the soil near the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, but do not pose a significant threat...
Feb 25, 2022 · BBC. The Chernobyl site contains several nuclear waste containment facilities to prevent radioactive materials spreading. A radiation spike has been recorded near Chernobyl's nuclear power...
