The Chernobyl disaster remains the world’s worst nuclear accident, displacing hundreds of thousands and reshaping global ...

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 ...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has posted a poignant tribute to those who gave their lives and were affected by the ...

When reactor number four at the Chernobyl power plant exploded, debris emanated radiation at a level of 10,000 roentgens per hour - enough to cause a fatal dose to anyone who stood nearby.

The Chernobyl disaster occurred when technicians at the power station, near Pripyat in the north of Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, ran a test on reactor number four to simulate shutting it ...