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Tag: Chernobyl (Ukraine)

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Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster

September 9, 2025Andrew E. Kramer, Oleksandr Chubko and David GuttenfelderComments Off on Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster

Each day of war risks a strike on sites that could scatter radioactive material. Officials say one laboratory near the front has been hit dozens of times.

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Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit.

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How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025Kim Barker and Brendan HoffmanComments Off on How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a scenario its engineers never envisioned.

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How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

March 25, 2025Kim Barker and Brendan HoffmanComments Off on How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a scenario its engineers never envisioned.

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High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears

February 14, 2025February 15, 2025Kim Barker and Brendan HoffmanComments Off on High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears

After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

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Russian Drone Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Radiation Shield, Ukraine Says

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025Kim Barker and Qasim NaumanComments Off on Russian Drone Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Radiation Shield, Ukraine Says

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks. A Kremlin spokesman denied that Russia had carried out the strike.

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Nikolai I. Ryzhkov, Soviet Premier Who Presided Over Economic Chaos, Dies at 94

February 28, 2024ROBERT D. McFADDENComments Off on Nikolai I. Ryzhkov, Soviet Premier Who Presided Over Economic Chaos, Dies at 94

Mr. Ryzhkov, who ascended to the Soviet Union’s second most powerful post in 1985, took much of the blame for the economic collapse that led to the country’s dissolution in 1991.

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Ghosts Past and Present Cross Paths as War Comes to Nuclear Wasteland

April 14, 2023April 15, 2023Marc Santora and Emile DuckeComments Off on Ghosts Past and Present Cross Paths as War Comes to Nuclear Wasteland

Not everyone evacuated when the Chernobyl nuclear plant melted down in 1986. The few who stayed lived through another calamity when Russian troops marched in.

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Chernobyl Survivors Fear Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Disaster Risk

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022Emma Bubola and Anastasia KuznietsovaComments Off on Chernobyl Survivors Fear Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Disaster Risk

They lived through what is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history. As fighting rages around the Zaporizhzhia plant, they fear another one.

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Shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Raises Fears and Outrage

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022Marc Santora and Jason HorowitzComments Off on Shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Raises Fears and Outrage

President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “nuclear blackmail” as the two sides traded blame.

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