Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - Group of tourists stand at the memorial in front of unit four of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which ...

At 1:23 in the morning on April 26, 1986, Unit 4 of the V. I. Lenin Nuclear Power Station exploded, tearing the top off the reactor building and exposing the core to the Ukrainian wind. A few seconds ...

The world's worst nuclear energy disaster took place at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine back in 1986, and its effects are still being felt today. A 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone is ...

KYIV, Ukraine — An adviser to Ukrainian president says that Ukraine has lost control over the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant after a fierce battle. Context:Ukrainian president says Russia’s ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Fighting between Russian forces and Ukraine has now reached Chernobyl, ...

Ukrainian authorities reported a recent spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986, caused by a forest fire. Ukraine’s head ...

More than 1,000 firefighters have been sent to extinguish new fires that broke out in the radiation-contaminated area around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant. Three new fires broke out on April 16 ...