Belarus and Russia have implemented five programs of joint activities to overcome the impact of the Chernobyl NPP disaster, each program was designed for four years.

There’s an organism thriving within the Chernobyl disaster zone that is not only enduring some of the harshest living ...

He spent 25 days participating in the clean-up effort. According to his official ... spent four and a half months at and near Chernobyl after the disaster, helping with decontamination efforts.

This report was prepared after the Post-Accident Review Meeting on the Chernobyl Accident, Vienna, 25–29 August 1986. A team of Soviet experts who presented a report on the accident at the Chernobyl ...

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 was a pivotal moment which ultimately accelerated the collapse of the USSR, making it one of the most historically significant events in recent history.

The explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine on April 26, 1986 remains the worst nuclear disaster in human history. It left a 30-kilometer ...

Dogs living near the Chernobyl nuclear plant aren’t radioactive mutants—but their genetic differences reveal a surprising story.

A new study determines that radiation-induced mutation is not the cause, and that the true reason could be related to intense selective pressures or other toxins released in to the environment during ...

Dr. Norman Kleiman, a co-author of the study, said, “Most people think of the Chernobyl nuclear accident as a radiological ...

Chernobyl’s reactor meltdown remains history’s worst nuclear disaster. The initial explosion ... t mean they—or the people still working on cleanup efforts—are safe from health issues.