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Tag: Chernobyl (Ukraine)

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Russia Confirms It Controls Chernobyl Plant

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off on Russia Confirms It Controls Chernobyl Plant

Russia’s Defense Ministry said it was working with Ukrainian guards to ensure the safety of the former plant, while Ukraine said Russian forces were holding the facility’s personnel hostage.

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What a Potential Russian Invasion Means in Chernobyl

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022Andrew E. Kramer and Tyler HicksComments Off on What a Potential Russian Invasion Means in Chernobyl

Ukraine has initiated a defensive strategy for the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, one of the most radioactive places on Earth, which lies on the shortest path between Russia and Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

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Viktor Bryukhanov, Blamed for the Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 85

October 27, 2021SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Viktor Bryukhanov, Blamed for the Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 85

In charge of the plant in Ukraine, he was held responsible for the world’s worst nuclear-power disaster and imprisoned.

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Nikolai Antoshkin, Who Helped Halt Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 78

January 17, 2021January 18, 2021ANDREW E. KRAMERComments Off on Nikolai Antoshkin, Who Helped Halt Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 78

He survived radiation as commander of the operation that extinguished the Chernobyl nuclear plant fire. He died of the coronavirus.

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‘I Have Never Seen So Many Toadstools.’ A Bumper Crop of Mushrooms in Ukraine.

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020Maria Varenikova and Andrew E. KramerComments Off on ‘I Have Never Seen So Many Toadstools.’ A Bumper Crop of Mushrooms in Ukraine.

Hunting for mushrooms deep in the forest is the ideal socially distanced pastime.

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Chernobyl Wildfires Reignite, Stirring Up Radiation

April 11, 2020Maria VarenikovaComments Off on Chernobyl Wildfires Reignite, Stirring Up Radiation

Wildfires are common in the so-called Zone of Alienation around the abandoned Chernobyl plant. A larger-than-typical fire is stirring up radiation, though levels remain normal in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.

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In Russia, Days of Fake News and Real Radiation After Deadly Explosion

August 12, 2019ANDREW E. KRAMERComments Off on In Russia, Days of Fake News and Real Radiation After Deadly Explosion

Russians vented their anger online and to local officials about the absence of reliable information after the explosion of a small nuclear reactor at a military test site last week.

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Vodka From Chernobyl Is Perfectly Safe, Say the Scientists Who Made It

August 9, 2019PALKO KARASZComments Off on Vodka From Chernobyl Is Perfectly Safe, Say the Scientists Who Made It

Branded “Atomik” and certified free of excess radioactivity, the artisanal spirit is part of a plan to help revive agriculture and aid residents around the nuclear disaster site.

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