Chernobyl
Japan may dump radioactive water from Fukushima into Pacific Ocean
More than eight years after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged a Fukushima power plant, Japan has not formally decided what to do with contaminated water from the incident. Continue reading
Bad or rad? Vodka from Chernobyl supposedly safe for humans to drink
Scientists have produced a bottle of “Atomik Vodka” using water and grains harvested from close to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Continue reading
Edmonton tour guide will take you on trip to Chernobyl
An Edmonton tour guide takes you through what it’s like to travel through the site considered home of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. Continue reading
Instagrammers chastized for taking ‘insensitive’ photos at Chernobyl
Some Chernobyl visitors have taken photos of themselves partially naked and smiling while at the nuclear disaster site. Continue reading
Chernobyl’s nuclear wasteland transformed into solar field
A German-Ukrainian power company has installed hundreds of solar panels within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, as the Ukrainian government moves to reduce its energy reliance on Russia. Continue reading
Here’s why nearly half the boars in the Czech republic are too radioactive to eat
The Czech Republic has an unusual problem this winter with its wild boar meat: the boars are radioactive. Continue reading
Massive shelter now in place over Chernobyl reactor
A massive shelter has finally been installed over the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the world. Continue reading
‘It’s a surreal place’: A Winnipeg man’s decades long depiction of Chernobyl through photos
By Brittany Greenslade Senior Reporter/Anchor
It’s been three decades since the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Why one Winnipeg photographer has returned, almost annually, to Chernobyl and the decimated towns surrounding it for nearly 20 years. Continue reading
Toronto man remembers Chernobyl disaster 30 years later
Maksym Stolyarevskyy was just three and half when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster hit but remembers vivid details of the days that followed. Continue reading
Not brave enough to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone? Visit in virtual reality
Polish virtual reality firm The Farm 51 unveiled the “Chernobyl VR Project” Tuesday, in remembrance of the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Continue reading