The vast majority of the hundreds of thousands of Chernobyl “liquidators” — those who were called in to deal with the immediate aftermath of the catastrophic nuclear leak — who are still ...

Of the 3,500 or so liquidators who made aliya, 1,608 are still alive, Kalantyrsky says. “Most of the 2,000 who died,” he says, “died from Chernobyl related illnesses. First, illnesses ...

when Chernobyl's reactor number four exploded as the result of a failed safety test. In the years following the disaster, hundreds of thousands of 'liquidators' worked to monitor and clean up the ...

He runs a group that raises money for invalid liquidators in his local area. It has 1,586 members. Here are his words, edited and condensed for clarity: Before Chernobyl, liquidation always ...

Chernobyl "Liquidators" on Hunger Strike "It's as if the State Wants us to Die Sooner" Seven former "liquidators" -- sent to clear the Chernobyl disaster area following the 1986 nuclear meltdown ...

If it was not for the brave actions of the liquidators, the consequences of Chernobyl could have been so much worse. What happened to the Chernobyl liquidators? The Chernobyl liquidators were ...

As daylight dims and night settles in, they find the spot they believe was their base during the 48 days they spent as liquidators in Chernobyl. “I’m sure … [this is] the very same place we ...

Between 50 and 100 of these mutations occur naturally in each generation, and the results showed that the mutations occurred at a similar rate in children of Chernobyl liquidators. There was no ...

I knew what it meant. It had to be done.” Kalantirksy, 77, from Moscow, is chairman of the union of Chernobyl liquidators in Israel. He is one of an estimated 800,000 “liquidators,” men and ...