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Feb 26, 2023 · See what Chernobyl looks like now, 30 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history. Explore the abandoned town of Pripyat, the reactor site, and the stories of the people who stayed or returned.
- John Kuroski
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May 20, 2019 · Follow. 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.
Apr 26, 2021 · How people live and work in and around the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where the worst nuclear accident in history occurred in 1986. See photos and stories of the residents, workers, and visitors who face the risks and challenges of radioactive contamination.
Mar 9, 2022 · The closed Chernobyl nuclear plant lost electricity due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but nuclear experts say the spent fuel rods are cool and safe. The situation is not like the 1986 meltdown or the Fukushima disaster, and the IAEA sees no critical impact on safety.
Apr 28, 2022 · Today’s Paper. Russia-Ukraine War. The Latest; Photos; Maps; ... In 1986, Chernobyl was the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident, caused by an explosion and fire at a reactor. The ...
May 5, 2021 · The specter of self-sustaining fission, or criticality, in the nuclear ruins has long haunted Chernobyl. When part of the Unit Four reactor's core melted down on 26 April 1986, uranium fuel rods, their zirconium cladding, graphite control rods, and sand dumped on the core to try to extinguish the fire melted together into a lava.
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Feb 25, 2022 · Chernobyl's "exclusion zone" - a 32-km (19-mile) radius around the plant - remains largely devoid of human life, 36 years after a flawed reactor design and series errors by its operators caused a ...