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 ...
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After Deadly Chemical Plant Disasters, There's Little Action

You might think that everything would have changed for the chemicals industry on April 16, 1947. That was the day of the Texas City Disaster, the worst industrial accident in U.S. history. A ship ...
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Ukraine warns of nuclear disaster risk after strikes near plants

Ukraine has urged an immediate halt to military activity near its nuclear facilities after drone strikes damaged infrastructure at both the Zaporizhzhia and Chernobyl sites. The incidents, coinciding ...

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 ...
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Chornobyl, 40 years later: How the world’s worst nuclear disaster shapes nuclear power today

At 1:23 am on April 26, 1986, a routine safety test at one of ...
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Dogs living around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster are turning blue, but scientists think the explanation is rather simple

When the Chernobyl nuclear power plant had a meltdown, it was a terrifying event for people around the world. As one of the largest nuclear disasters in history, Chernobyl was long cited as a ...
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Why bombing Iran’s nuclear power plant could cause an environmental disaster

Strikes to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant could release long-lasting radioactive cesium 137 into the Persian Gulf, causing environmental calamity and threatening drinking-water supplies for millio ...