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The hidden dangers waiting inside Chernobyl’s exclusion zone

Nearly four decades after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl remains one of the most mysterious places on Earth.
webtv.un.org

25th of the Chernobyl Disaster, 26 April 2011

Chernobyl MemorialChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, 26 April 1986 - A routine 20-second shut down of the system seemed to be another test of the electrical equipment. But seven seconds later, a surge ...
The New York Times

At Chernobyl, Hints of Nature’s Adaptation

NOVOSHEPELYCHI, Ukraine — The clicking sound from Timothy Mousseau’s radiation detector slowly increased as he walked through the forest here, a few miles west of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. As ...
EurekAlert!

Chernobyl Background Radiation Map (IMAGE)

Background radiation levels in the Chernobyl area vary widely by location. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...
TASS

Scientists wrap up first studies of radionuclides in Arkhangelsk Region’s peatlands

According to the researcher, the Arctic has suffered due to many factors, from nuclear testing on Novaya Zemlya Archipelago to a Chernobyl disaster ARKHANGELSK, November 30. /TASS/. Experts of the ...