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Hit series Chernobyl has people sharing their memories of the disaster

"Chernobyl" is now officially the best-rated TV series of all time - and its realism led people from all over the former Soviet Union to discuss their memories of the 1986 nuclear disaster

07/06/2019

Ukraine

Watch: Hit TV series sends tourists flocking to Chernobyl

One tour agency reported a 40% rise in bookings since the HBO show began last month.

04/06/2019

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Ukraine commemorates Chernobyl nuclear disaster anniversary

Ukraine marked on Friday the 33rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when the 4th unit of the plant exploded in the early hours of April 26, 1986.

26/04/2019

Ukraine

Gallery: Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster marks 33rd anniversary

Ukraine marks the 33rd anniversary of Chornobyl disaster, the biggest one in the history of nuclear energy.

26/04/2019

Ukraine

Watch: Chernobyl workers' town marks anniversary of nuclear disaster

Radiation killed thousands in the area, with the final death toll estimated between 9,000 and 90,000.

26/04/2019

Ukraine

Big clean-up at Chernobyl, Ukraine, ahead of 33rd anniversary of nuclear accident

Visitors leave their mark on the area, especially those who come without the necessary permission or with a guide’s supervision. A lot of rubbish has to be collected, which is part of the 33rd anniversary of the 1986 nuclear accident.

14/04/2019

Ukraine

Chernobyl tourists bring a new kind of pollution to Ground Zero

As the radiation recedes, visitors to the Chernobyl nuclear plant and neighbouring town of Pripyat are creating a different kind of pollution - one that requires another clean-up.

24/03/2019

Ukraine

Watch: Rare look inside Chernobyl power plant's radioactive ruins

Take a look inside the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located in a restricted area in Ukraine.

10/11/2018

Ukraine

Chernobyl fire extinguishing efforts continue, cause could be arson

After a fire broke out 10 kilometers from the Chernobyl power plant Tuesday, extinguishing efforts are still underway.

06/06/2018

Ukraine

Chernobyl and the strange world of dark tourism

On the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster we delve into the bizarre boom in "dark tourism" that has sprung up around it.

26/04/2017

Ukraine

Remembering Chernobyl, 31 years on

A ceremony has been held in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to remember the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 31 years on.

26/04/2017

Ukraine

Chernobyl 'protected for a century' by new Confinement Arch

There were celebrations at Chernobyl on Tuesday because a feat of engineering has emerged from the ashes of its nuclear disaster.

29/11/2016

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Chernobyl: gigantic shield to cover exploded reactor after 30 years

In Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, a giant protective shield is slowly being moved into place a couple of feet at a time.

29/11/2016

Ukraine

Chernobyl nuclear disaster site sealed with massive steel shield

On April 26, 1986 a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, causing an environmental disaster never before seen, and forcing tens of thousands of people to…

28/11/2016

Ukraine

Chernobyl's new shelter moves slowly into place

After years of work and 1.5 billion euros, the new safety housing for the stricken Chernobyl nuclear reactor begins to slide gently into place.

14/11/2016

World

The Chernobyl disaster of 30 years ago remembered across Europe

The Chernobyl disaster, of 30 years ago was remembered across Europe. Television stations reported on the reaction when the tragedy happened and

29/04/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl – the worst nuclear disaster in history. A botched test at the

26/04/2016

Ukraine

The medical response in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster

On the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster Euronews has talked to one of the world’s leading experts on radiation-related health issues

26/04/2016

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Services held to mark 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

A bell has tolled 30 times in Kyiv in Ukraine at a church built in memory of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster, to mark the 30th anniversary of

26/04/2016

Ukraine

Chernobyl: an insider's view of the atomic accident

80-year-old Alexander Davidovich Hellerman started work at Chernobyl in 1976. when the first reactor began operating. He was a senior manager at the

26/04/2016