Chernobyl Explosion: 40 years later, disaster still shapes nuclear safety The Chernobyl disaster remains the world’s worst nuclear accident, displacing hundreds of thousands and reshaping global ...

Efrem Lukatsky, a Kyiv-based photographer for The Associated Press, was living in the city on April 26, 1986, when the explosion and fire struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, about a two-hour ...

(April 26), a safety test at the Chernobyl Power Plant in Ukraine set off two explosions, triggering the world’s biggest ...

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster released massive radiation and affected millions. Dozens died immediately, with thousands more linked to long-term effects. The area remains restricted as cleanup continues ...