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‘I was at Chernobyl disaster and watched my colleagues turn white then red’ Chernobyl

‘I was at Chernobyl disaster and watched my colleagues turn white then red’

The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was the world's worst nuclear accident, with 31 people dying immediately and thousands more affected across the region - and the effects were devastating and immediate The world's most catastrophic nuclear accident devastated a city in unimaginable ways - particularly for Oleksiy Breus, who voluntarily…
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January 30, 2026
Satellite sees 40-year-old iceberg melt, turn blue | Space photo of the day for January 12, 2025 Chernobyl

Satellite sees 40-year-old iceberg melt, turn blue | Space photo of the day for January 12, 2025

Could this be the end of the line for this 40-year-old iceberg? (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview.) A colossal Antarctic iceberg that first broke free in the 1980s is now soaking up the summer warmth, and from…
bubmag
January 12, 2026
Mold Is Feasting on Radiation in Chernobyl’s Abandoned Nuclear Plants Chernobyl

Mold Is Feasting on Radiation in Chernobyl’s Abandoned Nuclear Plants

The Chernobyl disaster unleashed over one hundred radioactive elements into the atmosphere, devastating the area and prompting a mass evacuation. But one species is not just surviving, it is thriving in northern Ukraine's abandoned power plants – Cladosporium sphaerospermum, a particularly hardy strain of dark-colored mold, is gorging on the…
bubmag
December 29, 2025
Johan Renck To Direct “Assassin’s Creed” Series Chernobyl

Johan Renck To Direct “Assassin’s Creed” Series

Ubisoft Swedish filmmaker Johan Renck best known for his Emmy-winning work directing HBO’s acclaimed mini-series “Chernobyl,” will direct the new live-action “Assassin’s Creed” TV series. This will mark his third collaboration with Netflix, following his directing the first two episodes of the 2015 series “Bloodline” and the Adam Sandler-led feature…
bubmag
December 23, 2025
Inspectors warn of critical damage to Chernobyl containment structure after alleged drone attack Chernobyl

Inspectors warn of critical damage to Chernobyl containment structure after alleged drone attack

United Nations experts are calling for urgent repairs to Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement, the structure built as an additional shield against radiation from the failed nuclear power plant. Inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency recently said the structure has lost its primary safety and containment functions.Read Entire Article...Read More
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December 8, 2025