How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s 40,000-Ton Shield
The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a ...
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Inside the Russian Occupation of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Chernobyl Roulette: War in the Nuclear Disaster Zone, by Serhii Plokhy, W.W. Norton & Company, 240 pages, $29.99 The Chernobyl exclusion zone is the closest we have to a real-life postapocalyptic ...
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Why is Chernobyl famous? Revisiting the infamous nuclear accident site after alleged Russian drone strike
Ukraine has claimed that Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the Chernobyl site, that has 'significantly' damaged the radiation shelter in place to protect any nuclear leaks. However ...
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NYC neighborhood could become ‘mini Chernobyl’ if new battery buildings are built: residents
Marine Park residents fear two planned battery-storage facilities could turn their neighborhood into a “miniature Chernobyl” — with the potential for toxic chemical leaks and major fire hazards.
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Parts of the Marshall Islands are now more radioactive than Chernobyl because of US nuclear tests
In episode four of the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl," Soviet officials assess the damage of a 1986 power-plant explosion, which released plumes of radioactive material into the air. The roof of the ...
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Russia denies striking Chernobyl reactor shell after Ukrainian claims
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region during the night, Ukrainian President ...
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12 ways HBO changed the true story of Chernobyl 1986 nuclear meltdown
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: HBO's new miniseries, "Chernobyl," recounts the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine. It's a dramatization, so while many events depicted in the show ...
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Chernobyl expert warns nuclear disaster in Ukraine ‘only matter of time’ due to Russian recklessness
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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1.2 GW solar project at area of Chernobyl’s nuclear disaster is doable – Engie
“Chernobyl’s exclusion zone is open for the construction of solar stations.” This announcement was made by Ukraine’s Minister of Ecology, Ostap Semerak during a presentation of the results ...
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Creator of HBO's 'Chernobyl' Says Show's Dog Death Scene Is a 'Toned Down' Version of Real Events
"Just so there's no confusion— the story of the liquidators is real. It happened," one of Chernobyl's creator's tweeted after Monday's episode HBO’s new series Chernobyl is attracting viewers ...
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Award won with Chernobyl-inspired embroidery
A woman who first visited the Chernobyl exclusion zone as a tourist has won an award with embroidery she created with the help of a group of Russian grandmothers, or babushkas. Claire Baker, from ...