Pictured is the spread of the radioactive plume after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Most countries have a series of government-run stations set up to monitor atmospheric radiation, as a general ...

In episode four of the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl," Soviet officials assess the damage of a 1986 power-plant explosion, which released plumes of radioactive material into the air. The roof of the ...

There are other sources of radioactive waste, too, including fuel assemblies from reactors 1 to 3 of Chernobyl, the last of which stopped working in 2000. Various sites for waste disposal are ...

Business Insider recently visited the restricted Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, which encompasses the devastated nuclear power station and the highly radioactive ghost town nearby. It was just after ...

Researchers studied the songbirds of Chernobyl and uncovered the surprising impact that radiation has had on their diets and gut microbiomes. Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä ...

KIEV, September 21. /TASS/. About 20,000 cubic meters of liquid radioactive waste have been accumulated at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but the exclusive zone has not enough space to store ...

They'll also be screened twice for radiation after their tour, which only lasts five minutes to limit exposure. Ukraine is boosting Chernobyl's reputation as a tourist attraction The control room ...

Chernobyl, though, will forever be associated ... severely due to the way the winds were blowing, dragging the radiation plume northwest. The effects still ravage many towns and cities in Belarus ...

Here is everything to know about the riveting historical drama. 13 Homeless, Radiation-Safe Puppies Born in Chernobyl Rescued and Now Available for Adoption in U.S. The title of the mini-series ...