National Guard units with combat experience are protecting the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) around the clock, and the ...
The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart in the dead of night.The first, at 1:23 a.m. April 26, 1986, spread a cloud of deadly radiation that raised fears across ...
It was 1.23am when disaster struck. A routine safety test led to a catastrophic explosion. Poor design and inadequate safety procedures saw radioactive material scattered around the globe. In just 48 ...