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 ...

The world's worst nuclear disaster began 40 years ago at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power generation facility experienced an explosion and meltdown. Ironically, ...

In April 1986, the world changed forever when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster unfolded in what was then the Soviet Union. What began as a late-night safety test at Reactor No. 4 quickly turned into the ...

Ukraine’s president lashed out at Russia, accusing it of “nuclear terrorism,” as Kyiv observed the 40th anniversary of the explosion and meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant, the world’s worst ...

On June 29, 1966, the USSR Council of Ministers issued a decree approving a plan for commissioning nuclear power plants through 1977. The document specifically included the construction of nuclear ...

Memories of ChernobylApril 26, 1986.A major accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet Union, in what is now Ukraine.I was six years old at the time.I vaguely remember ...

Exactly 40 years ago today, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was destroyed in the worst nuclear disaster the world has ever seen. A combination of poor planning and ...

CHERNOBYL, Ukrainian SSR (WCSC) — Sunday marks 40 years since the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the town of Pripyat in Ukraine. In 1986, an explosion and fire at the power plant ...

After the catastrophic accident in the nearby nuclear reactor, the city of Pripyat had to be completely evacuated. Some 50,000 people left their homes forever. DW visited the town with a former ...

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster released massive radiation and affected millions. Dozens died immediately, with thousands more linked to long-term effects. The area remains restricted as cleanup continues ...

Forty years after the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, former residents are still living with its consequences. Klavdia Omelchenko was among those evacuated from Pripyat after the ...

People streamed in from different parts of the city to place candles on a large radiation hazard symbol as they marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.