Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia
On 26 April 1986, the no. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, a city in the Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (later Ukraine), exploded, [1] causing what has become known as …
Chernobyl disaster | Causes, Effects, Deaths, Videos, Location, & Facts ...
Dec 25, 2025 · Chernobyl disaster, accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union in 1986, the worst disaster in nuclear power generation history. Between 2 and 50 people were killed …
Chernobyl Disaster: The Full Story Of The Nuclear Meltdown
2 days ago · The Chernobyl disaster of April 25 and 26, 1986, was the most catastrophic nuclear accident of the 20th century. It has shaped and inspired nuclear policy, influenced environmentalist …
Chernobyl: Disaster, Response & Fallout | HISTORY
Apr 24, 2018 · Chernobyl is a nuclear power plant in Ukraine that was the site of a disastrous nuclear accident on April 26, 1986.
Frequently Asked Chernobyl Questions - International Atomic Energy …
On April 26, 1986, the Number Four RBMK reactor at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine, went out of control during a test at low-power, leading to an explosion and fire that demolished the …
Chernobyl Nuclear Meltdown – Timeline, Causes & Global …
Explore the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in detail – from its causes and timeline to radiation effects, long-term consequences, and rare photos from the exclusion zone.
Chernobyl disaster facts and information | National Geographic
On April 25 and 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history unfolded in what is now northern Ukraine as a reactor at a nuclear power plant exploded and burned. Shrouded in secrecy, the...
Chernobyl Accident 1986 - World Nuclear Association
Feb 17, 2025 · The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. Two Chernobyl plant workers died on the night of the …
Chernobyl cooling systems have lost power but meltdown risk is low
2 days ago · An electrical outage at Chernobyl nuclear power plant risks dangerous fuel overheating, but experts say that the chances are extremely slim due to the age of the reactors, which were shut down ...
Chernobyl suffers power loss amid Russian attacks
3 days ago · Ukraine 's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst civil nuclear disaster, experienced a complete loss of off-site power on Tuesday morning following extensive military ...