The explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine on April 26, 1986 remains the worst nuclear disaster in human history. It left a 30-kilometer ...

A species of black fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, found at the Chernobyl disaster site, has adapted to "feed" on nuclear radiation. The fungus was observed growing on the walls of Reactor 4 ...

A black fungus that's growing in Chernobyl's infamous No. 4 nuclear reactor is absorbing some of its radiation as part of its ...

A full two years before the explosion of Reactor No. 4 at Chernobyl demonstrated the complexity of nuclear power to the general public, he was tinkering with his own virtual version using a string ...

During the immediate aftermath of the accident at Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power in April 1986, a total of 53,000 people were evacuated from the nearby city of Pripyat to various villages in ...

Photographer Pierpaolo Mittica has been travelling regularly to the city since 2002. He is now publishing his second book on ...

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 was a pivotal moment ... attempt to drain the steam suppression pools beneath the fourth reactor building. The following games let you step into the shoes ...

Following the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown - the world's worst nuclear accident - authorities ... But the infamous Reactor 4, where the explosion occurred, remained closed to everyone except ...

The response at the site; 4. Radiation protection aspects of the accident; 5. Safety issues to be pursued; 6. General observations and provisional conclusions; 7. Recommendations; Annex: RBMK reactors ...

Chernobyl: The Abyss is the first major Russian feature film about the aftermath of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station ... under the burning reactor. They have no time for ...

In the popular imagination, nuclear power plants conjure fears of catastrophic explosions and radiation leaks, such as the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986. In reality, hundreds of reactors ...

The purpose of this report is to update findings of the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group ... their implications for the safety of the Chernobyl type light water cooled graphite moderated ...