Chernobyl Disaster

26 Years Later: Remembering Chernobyl

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 04.26.2012

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On April 26, 1986, at 1:23 a.m., Chernobyl's reactor #4 exploded, resulting in the worst nuclear disaster the world has ever known. The explosion l...

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Burying The Beast: French Companies Build Giant Shield Over Chernobyl Reactor

Le Figaro/Worldcrunch | Pierre Avril | Posted 10.11.2011

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A quarter-century after the deadly 1986 disaster, Chernobyl's infamous fourth reactor continues to emit harmful radiation. Two French firms are curren...

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Chernobyl: The Discord's in the Details

Patrick McGinnis | Posted 09.19.2011

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When Pripyat was abandoned, its citizens were given only a few hour's notice before they were compelled to leave. It has remained empty since that time and is now, in essence, a time capsule of Soviet life.

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Chernobyl: 25 Years Later, A 'Vision Of Apocalypse'

Posted 06.11.2011

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PRYPYAT, Ukraine (Reuters) - Only a Hollywood doomsday movie can prepare a visitor for Prypyat, the ghost town at the epicenter of the world's wor...

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WATCH: 25 Years Later, Chernobyl Remains 'Not Good For Life'

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.30.2011

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The catastrophic ramifications of Chernobyl’s nuclear disaster are still felt twenty-five years later. In light of the unfolding nuclear crisis in J...

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Chernobyl-Like Disaster Not Expected In Japan

Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS (Elizabeth Piper) – Japan should not expect a repeat of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster after an explosion blew the roof off one of its nucl...

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Stunning Photos Of Chernobyl 25 Years Later

Posted 09.19.2011

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From iLCP: This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. At 1:23am on April 26th, 1986, operators in the control room of...

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