Chernobyl

“Why worry about something that isn’t going to happen?” KGB Chairman Charkov’s question to inorganic chemist Valery Legasov in HBO’s “Chernobyl” miniseries makes a good epitaph for the hundreds of software development, modernization, and operational failures I have covered for IEEE Spectrum since my first contribution, to its September 2005…

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EXCLUSIVE: Con O’Neill, the British actor who has starred in Happy Valley, The Penguin, and Chernobyl, will lead ANON , a short thriller film exploring anonymous hook-up culture. ANON spotlights a brief encounter between a closeted taxi driver (O’Neill) and a young male passenger, which leads to a frightening exchange…

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Turkish President Recep Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin, China in September. Putin has announced Russia tested a nuclear missile and is ready to deploy it. File photo by Russia's Presidential Office/UPI | License Photo Oct.…

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A nuclear expert has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s latest military boast as a ‘propaganda ploy’ to strike up fear of World War Three. Putin issued a chilling warning to the West that Russia…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Politics Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Finance Travel Life & Style Comment UK World Politics Royal US Weather Science History Weird Nature InYourArea The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has lost power after Russian shelling targeted a power grid in the…

KYIV - The site of Ukraine’s defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant – partially destroyed in a 1986 meltdown – lost power on Oct 1 after Russia shelled a nearby substation, Kyiv said. The UN’s atomic energy watchdog said the blackout affected the confinement structure housing the plant’s damaged reactor core, and…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on October 1 accused Russia of intentionally creating a risk of nuclear incidents after a drone attack cut off power to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power station for three hours. More than 20 drones took part in the attack on the nearby town of Slavutych, cutting…

A viral image showing tourists perched on a claw once used in the Chernobyl clean-up has caused alarm online, with many questioning whether the group exposed themselves to lethal levels of radiation. The photo, widely shared on social media this week, has reignited debate over the safety of visiting the…

The site has been dormant for decades Entrance to the asbestos factory in Rochdale, formerly home to the Turner Brothers company (Image: LDRS) There has been more movement on the old asbestos factory in Rochdale that has been abandoned for years. The old Turner Brothers factory, off Spod Road, is…