How fast does radiation dissipate following a nuclear disaster? There have only been a handful of reactor meltdowns throughout the history of nuclear engineering, but the 1986 explosion at the ...

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This video features a nuclear engineer reacting to the story of a firefighter involved in the Chernobyl disaster. The discussion explains the dangers of radiation and the conditions during the ...

HBO’s devastating five-part historical miniseries about a real disaster is suddenly climbing Apple TV charts worldwide seven years later.

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Preparatory work has begun for installing solar panels which the operators of the Chernobyl plant site say will help meet energy needs if external power is lost.  ; ...

(Article originally published in the August/September 1986 issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. 42, Issue 7 “Chernobyl: The Emerging Story,” pages ...

When the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on April 26, 1986, the region became one of the most heavily contaminated areas on the planet. A 1,000-square-mile area surrounding the doomed nuclear ...