The world's worst nuclear disaster began 40 years ago at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power generation facility experienced an explosion and meltdown. Ironically, ...

The last two months have seen the anniversaries of the two worst civilian nuclear catastrophes in history. Indeed, as of Sunday, April 26, it has been 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, which ...

In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yet The dosimeter clipped to your chest ...

The Kyshtym disaster became one of the most terrifying nuclear catastrophes in history after a massive explosion released deadly radioactive contamination across large areas of the Soviet Union.

A technician inside a nuclear control room looks at a radiation meter that reads exactly 3.6 Roentgen (Unit of measurement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Control panel for Reactor 4 of the dilapidated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - Tkachuk/Getty Images As we reach the 40-year ...

It is 40 years ago today since an explosion ripped through Reactor 4 at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, causing the world's worst nuclear disaster ...

Today, Russia's war on Ukraine has increased the risk of another nuclear disaster. On March 4, 2022, Russia seized the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in southeastern Ukraine, the largest ...

In April 1986, the world changed forever when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster unfolded in what was then the Soviet Union. What began as a late-night safety test at Reactor No. 4 quickly turned into the ...

In 1989, the Komsomolets sank off the Norwegian coast. Four years later, the BBC reported on plans to seal in its torpedoes' toxic plutonium.

Ukraine said early Sunday that Russia struck areas near the Chernobyl nuclear facility, hitting a building that holds spent nuclear fuel.