Radioactive dust and particles could escape from the damaged Reactor 4 if the disaster site is hit by another missile.

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The Chernobyl tragedy was one of the most dreadful tragedies of all time. It happened when a routine test at the Chernobyl ...

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Warnings are mounting over the structural integrity of the radiation shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, with ...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to withdraw troops out of the eastern region of Donetsk and create a demilitarised free economic zone as part of a potential peace deal ...

The UK actress has ascended to national treasure status, celebrated at this year's British Independent Film Awards for her ...

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They walk, step-by-step, through the events of the Japanese meltdowns and consider how the knowledge gained from Fukushima applies to the nuclear industry worldwide. They discuss "points of ...

Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey ...

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