AP The Chernobyl plant is the site of the world’s first level 7 nuclear energy accidents, when Reactor 4 suffered a power surge resulting in steam explosions and a meltdown on April 26 ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective confinement shell of the Chernobyl ... around the fourth reactor of the plant, which ...

The Chernobyl No. 4 reactor exploded in April 1986 during a routine safety test, spewing radiation across Ukraine and Belarus — both then part of the Soviet Union — and other parts of Europe.

The IAEA confirmed that an explosion was heard overnight inside the “New Safe Confinement,” the structure that covers the remains of Chernobyl’s reactor 4. Shortly afterward, a fire broke out, which ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear ... on the plant’s fourth reactor soon after the 1986 disaster ...

"In 1986 the radioactive cloud endangered all Europe and beyond," he added. In 1986, a reactor at Chernobyl exploded during a botched safety test, resulting in the world's worst nuclear accident ...

The breach at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was dangerous for many reasons, mainly because it jeopardized the safety of the protective shell covering Reactor No. 4.Credit... Supported by By ...

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the worst in history ... Just Like Pinocchio (Video) The incident took place around 1:50 AM, and the object—later identified as a drone—struck the plant near the ...

Zelensky said that a “high-explosive warhead” hit the shelter covering Chernobyl Reactor 4, causing a fire to break out which had since been extinguished. “At present, the radiation background has not ...

Ukrainian nuclear safety experts have told RFE/RL it will "take time" and "significant funds" to repair damage to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's protective shield.