Chernobyl
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Worms found in Chornobyl may be immune to nuclear radiation, study suggestsThese little worms are remarkably resistant to radiation, and could one day help researchers understand how to protect against carcinogens.ScienceMar 12, 2024
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Is Ukraine’s nuclear plant safe? UN inspector worried as fighting intensifiesThe UN's chief nuclear inspector said shelling in the area of Ukraine's plant is actually a more recent trend that began in August.WorldSep 2, 2022
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Ukraine: The kettle thieves of ChornobylA Ukrainian guard tries to make sense of the Russian troops who invaded, occupied, looted and trashed the site of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster.WorldJun 10, 2022
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Russia’s retreat from Chornobyl leaves shock at disregard of dangerRussia's invasion marks the first time that occupying a nuclear plant was part of a nation's war strategy, one expert said, calling it a ``nightmare'' scenario.WorldApr 20, 2022
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Most Russian forces have left Chornobyl, Ukraine’s state nuclear company saysEnergoatom said a small number of Russian troops remained at Chornobyl in Ukraine, but did not specify how many or share further details.WorldMar 31, 2022
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Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust in Chornobyl’s ‘Red Forest,’ workers saySources say Russian soldiers drove armoured vehicles without radiation protection through Chornobyl's Red Forest.WorldMar 29, 2022
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Russian forces take control of workers’ town near ChornobylRussian troops seized the town of Slavutych, which is close to the border with Belarus and is where workers at the Chernobyl plant live, the governor of Kyiv region said.PoliticsMar 26, 2022
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Russian attack on Chornobyl workers’ town stopped, Ukraine saysKyiv region administration said on Friday Russian troops had drawn closer to Slavutych, which is about 120 kilometres from the capital, and suggested it was effectively cut off.WorldMar 25, 2022
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Canadian impacted by Chornobyl worries about another potential nuclear disaster in UkraineAlla Guelber came to Canada with her family when she was a young girl in the 1990s from Belarus. Shortly after Chornobyl, they visited Ukraine, not far from the nuclear plant.CanadaMar 24, 2022
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Russia says Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia nuclear plants being run by Ukrainian staffUkraine had warned of an increased risk of a radiation leak from Chernobyl if its high-voltage power line, damaged in fighting, was not repaired.WorldMar 12, 2022
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