Forty years ago, the catastrophic explosion at Chernobyl sent plumes of radioactive waste into the atmosphere. Now, New ...

The explosion of Reactor No. 4 at Chernobyl on April 26, 1986, caused an unprecedented nuclear accident, releasing ...

On the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, POWER visits the site to document the decommissioning effort and ...

The anniversary falls on April 26, 2026, marking 40 years since the worst technological disaster in Europe — the accident at ...

Forty years after the nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, those who were at the very centre recall the deadly details.

The remains of the world’s worst nuclear accident were contained in a vast steel structure. Then the Russian drone hit ...

The Chernobyl explosion and resulting fire spewed 200 times as much radioactivity into the environment as the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atom bombs combined, directly affecting an area currently inhabited ...

Italy abandoned nuclear power after Chernobyl and Fukushima. Now, rising energy demand and geopolitics are forcing a rethink.

Forty years have passed, and today we have a great deal of experience on how to live and work in the affected territories.

Preparatory work has begun for installing solar panels which the operators of the Chernobyl plant site say will help meet energy needs if external power is lost. Work taking place, close to the New ...

In August 1986 the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group (INSAG) held a Post-Accident Review Meeting with delegates from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a large number of experts ...