On 26 April 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (later Ukraine), exploded.

May 13, 2026 · Chernobyl disaster, accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union in 1986, the worst disaster in nuclear power generation history. Between 2 and 50 people were killed …

Apr 24, 2018 · Chernobyl is a nuclear power plant in Ukraine that was the site of a disastrous nuclear accident on April 26, 1986.

Apr 15, 2026 · The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. Two Chernobyl plant workers died on the night of the …

May 26, 2026 · After the April 1986 nuclear disaster, a 30-kilometer zone around Chernobyl was completely abandoned. This is what it looks like today. More than four decades have passed since …

What we know now about the causes of the 1986 Chernobyl accident and the effect it had on people's health, plus the story of how the alarm was raised internationally at a nuclear power …

In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, …

Apr 26, 2026 · In the middle of the night, a noise from the darkness in the abandoned, irradiated landscape of Chernobyl. Pablo Burraco, a scientist, stepped quietly between the trees, not far from …

Apr 4, 2024 · On April 26, 1986, a sudden surge of power during a reactor systems test destroyed Unit 4 of the nuclear power station at Chernobyl, Ukraine, in the former Soviet Union. The accident and the …

26 April marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Find out more about what happened and the effects of the explosion here.