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Mar 9, 2022 · 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 spent nuclear fuel would...
Feb 26, 2023 · Following the April 1986 nuclear disaster, Chernobyl today is a highly radioactive area abandoned by humans but surprisingly full of wildlife.
Jan 17, 2023 · The meltdown caused two devastating explosions, which saw radioactive debris and fuel pour out into the surrounding environment. The area is still highly radioactive today.
Apr 26, 2021 · 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 people....
Apr 28, 2022 · Radiation levels near the Chernobyl plant are within safe limits, the nuclear agency chief says. The finding came after readings were taken this week at the site, which Russian forces had...
Feb 25, 2022 · A radiation spike has been recorded near Chernobyl's nuclear power plant which has been seized by Russian forces, monitoring data shows. Invading Russian troops took control of the plant - the...
Jan 23, 2020 · What is Chernobyl like today? On April 26, 1986, a safety test gone wrong led to an explosion in reactor #4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine.
Mar 23, 2022 · Russian forces have looted and destroyed a laboratory near the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was used to monitor radioactive waste, the Ukrainian government said Wednesday.
Feb 25, 2022 · Russian military forces have seized control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials say. Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak said the "totally pointless attack" on Thursday...
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.
