A look back at Chernobyl
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in Ukraine.
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A major nuclear accident
On April 26, 1986, a major nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) as an explosion and fire caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. At least 31 people died fighting the plant fire, but the number of other deaths resulting from the disaster remains in dispute.
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