Chernobyl

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Home News The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, shown here after the explosion on April 26, 1986, is at risk from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: SHONE/GAMMA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Russian troops have captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which still contains nuclear waste that could pose a threat…

Ukrainian servicemen stand near an armoured personnel carrier BTR-3 on the northwest of Kyiv. — AFPKYIV: Ukrainian authorities warned Friday that radiation levels had increased in the Chernobyl exclusion zone since it was seized by invading Russian troops, however, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said it currently “posed no danger”. Russian…

Home News The Chernobyl facility was the scene of heavy fighting on Thursday (Feb. 24) (Image credit: Sherbak_photo/Shutterstock) The Chernobyl nuclear power plant and its surrounding area are showing increased radiation levels after heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the region, Ukrainian officials said Friday (Feb. 25). Online…

After Russian forces captured the ruined Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 24 February, sensors at the site report a spike in radiation levels Physics 25 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Data from the automated radiation monitoring system around Chernobyl. Red dots show heightened levels Verkhovna Rada, Parliament of Ukraine Spiking…

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Home News The Chernobyl storage facility, which contains the radioactive fallout of the reactor, could be accidentally breached by the fighting. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Editor's note: Originally posted at 12:17 p.m. EST and updated at 2:42 p.m. EST on Feb. 24 to include new key information about the invasion into…

Topline Russian forces quickly moved to seize control of the Chernobyl nuclear site after invading Ukraine Thursday, sounding alarms from Ukrainian officials about the possibility of an "ecological disaster" like the one that occurred there in 1986—here's what we know about Russia's targeting of the site. A sign warns of…

NOTPETYA IS A nasty name for the world’s vilest computer attack. Embedded in an innocuous piece of tax software, the virus, which the American government said had the Kremlin’s fingerprints all over it, struck Ukraine in June 2017, knocking out federal agencies, transport systems, cash machines—even the radiation monitors at…

The Gilded Age will be back for a second go-round. HBO has renewed the praised period drama from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes for a second season. The series’ January 24 premiere was HBO’s best Monday night debut since Chernobyl. The nine-episode drama series stars an ensemble cast of Carrie…