The accident at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine shocked the world, permanently altered a region, and leaves many questions unanswered.
7/22/2015 - The example of Chernobyl suggests that the death toll from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan may eventually top one million, writes Robert Hunziker on CounterPunch.org. In March 2011, a major earthquake and tsunami caused meltdowns at three separate reactors at the Fukushima...
Learn about the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in 1986, as well as the exclusion zone. Discover one of the worst nuclear catastrophes in...
Along with the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster of 2011, the Chernobyl Disaster is one of only two level 7 nuclear events in history. Today, exactly 30 years later, the incident at Chernobyl remains one of the most poignant demonstrations of humanity’s mastery over its environment, and also one of...
“Chernobyl: Timeline of a Nuclear Nightmare,” by Kim Hjelmgaard,USA Today. “A Vast New Tomb for the Most Dangerous Disaster Site in the World,” by Christian Borys, January 3, 2017,BBC Future Now. “The Lessons of Chernobyl May Be Different Than We Thought,” by Ryan Faith, April ...
Thirty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, smoldering nuclear “embers” are still buried within the site. What's happening, and what's at stake?
ANON: Gorbachev 1st Chernobyl visit since disaster (Editorial).Nature 338 (6210): 9, 1989. No refs. ANON: Britain may revise Map of Chernobyl fallout.New. Sci. 121 (1653): 28, 1989. No refs. ANON: Crystal detector gives Britain a Map of Chernobyl fallout (Editorial).New. Sci. 121 ...
The debate over the health effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Britain reopens today with research which suggests that infant deaths were higher in areas where rain fell as the plume of fallout passed overhead.Ian HerbertDeborah Linton...
Things To See Things To Do Eat Nightlife Shop Stay More share The effects are still being felt 26 years later. The disaster occurred at 1:23 am on April 26, 1986, when a safety test of reactor N°4 went horribly wrong. Two explosions blew the top off the reactor, and radiation at ...
Case Studies Chernobyl Stories Chernobyl Stories The Outreach Volunteer Trina, a volunteer from Dublin, became involved with Chernobyl Children International after seeing a documentary on RTE about the effects of the disaster on the area’s children. She emailed the head office to see what she could...