Russia called on to end 'nuclear terrorism' 40 years after Chernobyl

Russia must cease its "nuclear terrorism," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday as he marked 40 years since the nuclear disaster at the Soviet-era Chernobyl power plant in northern

Worst ever nuclear disaster Chernobyl caused by pressing one wrong button

In the early hours of 26 April 1986, Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded after a planned safety test went catastrophically wrong. The Chernobyl disaster was the result of a chain of critical errors — and its fallout was unprecedented.
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Chornobyl, 40 years later: How the world’s worst nuclear disaster shapes nuclear power today

At 1:23 am on April 26, 1986, a routine safety test at one of

40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl

Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt.
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Pope remembers Chernobyl disaster, calls for responsible use of atomic energy

Leo said the Chernobyl disaster “serves as a warning regarding the inherent risks of using increasingly powerful technologies.”

Lithuanian president calls for sanctions against Rosatom on Chornobyl disaster anniversary

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has called for decisive measures against Russia over its use of nuclear energy for military purposes on the anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster.

How Chernobyl exclusion zone was cut off from world to become ‘giant roach motel’… & the ghost residents who never left

FORTY years on from the greatest nuclear disaster in history, a 1,000 square mile patch of land is still sealed off from the world, crawling with cockroaches and patrolled by radioactive mutant