Chernobyl nuclear power plant

History Collection on Instagram: “Reactor # 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant nearing completion | Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | November 1983.”

Foot-dragging in recognizing obvious problems and the resultant delays in preventing exposure and mitigating the effects lies at the door of nuclear power advocates more interested in preserving the status quo than in helping millions of innocent...

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear meltdown that occurred on April 26, 1986, in the No. 4 light water graphite moderated reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, in what was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. During a late-night safety test which…

Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, soviet Mil Mi-26 “Halo” helicopters spraying coagulant agents, called burba, around the stricken plant and surrounding areas, in order to force radiation particles floating in the air to precipitate onto the ground, to prevent further expansion of the nuclear contamination, and to enable ground personnel to collect and bury the now contaminated soil.

Chernobyl Reactor #4

A look inside the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, the location of the worst ever nuclear disaster.

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The Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in April 1986 sent a huge radioactive cloud over parts of Europe. The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed “grave concern” about Ukraine's nuclear facilities amid Russia’s invasion.

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In all, more than 400,000m³ of concrete and 7,300 tons of steel were used in its construction, which lasted 206 days, concluding in late November 1986