Russia still has ten operating nuclear reactors that are similar to the one involved in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The type of reactor that exploded during Chernobyl, known as an RBMK, has been ...

The Chernobyl plant is the site of the world’s first level 7 nuclear energy accidents, when Reactor 4 suffered a power surge resulting in steam explosions and a meltdown on April 26, 1986.

Head of Chernobyl nuclear reactor - who was sentenced to 10 years' hard labour in 'last of the show trials' after it exploded in 1986 – dies aged 85 ...

As Israel intensifies strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, fears of a catastrophic fallout grow. Experts and global ...

UN inspectors call for security zone around Ukrainian nuclear plant 01:23. The capture of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by Russian forces in March immediately sparked fears that the ...

A Russian drone struck the containment shell protecting the radioactive reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine claimed Friday morning causing significant damage. The protective ...

The horrific consequences of that can be seen in Chernobyl. Meanwhile, the molten reactor core, graphite and concrete slag were blazing at 1200 degrees celsius and about to burn through the floor ...

In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (formerly part of the Soviet Union) exploded, creating what many consider the worst nuclear disaster the ...