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A look back at world’s worst nuclear power plant disaster

A look back at the world’s worst nuclear power plant disaster

Sunday, April 26, marks the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear power plant accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union.

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Chernobyl 40 years later: How the disaster changed nuclear safety worldwide

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Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster — April 26, 1986

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How families helped children after Chernobyl blast

A woman who helped children in Belarus after the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl 40 years ago has recalled how the community came together to support them.

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Ukraine marks 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster as fresh strikes kill 16 people

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One blast away from millions dead, Soviet cover-ups & secret files – Chernobyl nuclear disaster laid bare 40 years on

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Surviving in a poisoned land: Chernobyl's wildlife is different, but not in the ways you might think

Peering at the creature now safely confined within the curl of his fingers, Burraco immediately noticed the frog was slightly dark in colour, unlike other frogs of the same species that lived further ...

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‘I miss our land. Chernobyl broke us’: The families who lost their homes after world’s worst nuclear accident

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Despite Russia’s war, one Ukrainian city still gathers for midnight Chernobyl vigil

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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Nuclear Fears Hang Heavy Over Ukraine on Chernobyl Anniversary

The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl continues to haunt Ukraine, heightened by attacks hitting the country's nuclear plants.

Eerie photos of abandoned Chernobyl plant show lights still glowing on nuclear control panel: ‘Incredibly sad’

Photos of the infamous nuclear Chernobyl site show the abandoned power plant frozen in time — with a control panel still lit up ahead of the 40th anniversary of the unprecedented disaster.