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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Photographer Pierpaolo Mittica has been documenting the passage of time at the disaster site as clean-up crews, tourists, and war, come and go in a landscape still teeming with radiation. "We are just ...

April 26 marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, still considered the world's worst nuclear accident. In 1986, a safety test at reactor number four in Soviet-controlled Ukraine went ...

In the novel "When There Are Wolves Again" by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near future where natural habitats are depleted and precarious. This work of ...

The Days on Netflix is a must-watch eight-episode thriller about Fukushima, human courage, and the choices behind a nuclear ...

“Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown” premieres on Sunday, March 1 at 9 p.m.. The two hour premiere is the first two episodes of a four part series marking the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear ...

“Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown” continues on Sunday, March 8 at 9 p.m.. You can watch on-demand (or live as new installments air) on Sling TV (half off first ...