On April 26, 1986, Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl power plant experienced a sudden power surge, which led to a series of explosions. The ensuing fire and release of radioactive materials resulted in ...

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 ...

When a routine procedure went wrong in October 1957, a fire broke out at the Windscale nuclear power station in Cumbria, UK.

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Since then, about 50 people have died from radiation sickness. That includes 28 workers and firefighters who were killed at the 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl in what is now Ukraine.

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From ancient eruptions to modern nuclear meltdowns, these catastrophes forever altered human history. Join us as we explore devastating events that shaped our world in unexpected ways. From ...

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