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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Anatoliy Koliadyn, 66, a former Chernobyl "liquidator," stands next to a monument to the Chernobyl liquidators in his neighborhood in Kiev, Ukraine, April 7, 2016. Liquidators are men and women ...

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 ...

☢️ What was supposed to be a standard safety test, ended up with the explosion of reactor number 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear ... They were known as Liquidators. Colorado Area Evacuated, School ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...