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Chernobyl Disaster – 40 Years
April 30 , 2026
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- The 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster was marked on 26 April 2026.
- Radioactive materials are unstable substances that release energy (radiation) when atoms break down; in a reactor, uranium atoms split (nuclear fission) to produce heat and energy.
- In 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant released radioactive particles into the air, spreading across Europe and exposing millions.
- These particles travelled as dust and smoke, contaminating land, water and living beings, and causing diseases like cancer.
- The area became an exclusion zone and is now covered by a protective structure called New Safe Confinement.
- Recent risks during the Russia-Ukraine war, including damage near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, have raised fresh safety concerns.
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