Photos show a gaping hole punched in the roof of the 40,000-ton outer shell of the plant, which was placed on its fourth reactor after the Chernobyl disaster. Nuclear map predicts where 75% would ...

I first heard of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor breakdown on the morning of April 26, when the Soviet Ministry of Medium Machine Building, responsible for nuclear reactors, reported it to the Kremlin.

and smaller explosions that have damaged reactor containment. Many nuclear experts say Chernobyl served as a wakeup call within the nuclear industry. The World Association of Nuclear Operators was ...

On April 26, 1986, Reactor No 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located in what is now Ukraine, exploded during a late-night safety test gone wrong. The blast released radioactive material ...

In the aftermath of the nuclear accident ... A view of the town of Pripyat and the Chernobyl reactor (Getty) Researchers assessed around 100 hectares of land in the Zhytomyr region for ...

the reactor unit, that you can't work above it," says Shaun Burnie, a nuclear expert with Greenpeace. Burnie was part of a Greenpeace team invited to Chernobyl to inspect the damage shortly after ...

Memories of radiation in Europe after the 1986 accident provide a stark lesson for those supporting nuclear power in Australia The February 14 drone attack on Chernobyl’s super-shielded reactor ...