In 1986 the lives of Ukrainian people were drastically changed, especially for those who were near the Chernobyl nuclear power-plant. Since then the ordinary, habitual life of citizens has turned into a living hell. Many articles, books and films have been created that are devoted to the ...
The story of the second accident's victim is more terrifying than anything anyone could imagine. Here's more on the background of Japan's unavoidable dependence on nuclear energy and how it led to the plight of Hisashi Ouchi, the most irradiated man in the world, who was kept alive for ...
A population of wild dogs living near the Chernobyl exclusion zone is now giving scientists a glimpse into how long-term radiation exposure affects generations. The radiation exposure still being emitted in Chernobyl decades after the 1986 nuclear disaster may have fundamentally altered the ...
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster began early in the early hours of Saturday 26 April 1986 within the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere, which spread over much of Western USSR and Europe. It is considered the...
disaster. Like the wolves, moose, wild boar and other wildlife not seen for decades that have come back to the abandoned forests around Chernobyl, the women of the Exclusion Zone, too, have an extraordinary story of survival, and offer a dark yet strangely affirming portrait of life post-...
. It pointed out that nobody had ever been killed in a Western nuclear power station. A leader in The Times, under the title “Nuclear paranoia”, made scornful remarks about a statement by the chairman of the CND that a disaster of the Chernobyl type could occur in Britain and cal...
In this impassioned, shocking, and deeply personal story, Alla Yaroshinskaya, then a journalist from Zhitomir, Ukraine, near the Chernobyl power station, describes the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the bureaucratic and scientific corruption surrounding it. Despite the government's official silence, news...
1986. Chernobyl disaster. The story that you will see in the game resembles a delusional dream of a man exhausted by radiation. But whether it is nonsense or the nightmarish reality of the Soviet era – you decide.
Story at a glance The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident in north Ukraine that killed dozens and left many injured and diseased. Ukraine is now asking the United Nations to protect the site as a UNESCO World Heritage property.
A photograph of a moose family roaming in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (Image credit: Valeriy Yurko/Polessye State Radioecological Reserve) Almost 30 years after a horrific accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant released massive amounts of radiation and became one of the world's worst ...