Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine marks 30 years since 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine is marking the 30th anniversary of an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the world’s worst nuclear disaster.A vigil was held at midnight on Monday in the Ukrainian town of Slavutych where many… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Chernobyl remembers nuclear disaster 30 years on
Ukraine has held memorial services to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe. …read more Source:...
Nuclear blast’s ‘desperately sad’ legacy
ANALYSIS: As Ukraine marks 30 years since the Chernobyl disaster, the health effects are still being felt by the people of the region. …read more Source: Radio New Zealand
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl shocked the world (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday marks 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl killed thousands and forced a global rethink about the wisdom of relying on atomic fuel. …read more Source: The West...
How scientists are keeping Chernobyl’s radiation contained
Engineers at Chernobyl, Ukraine, are close to installing a new state-of-the-art protective shelter over the remains of reactor number 4, the site of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history.The New Safe Confinement, a 30,000-tonne… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl disaster (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine prepared on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of th… …read more Source: The West...
Chernobyl disaster: This is how scientists are keeping the radiation contained
Engineers at Chernobyl, Ukraine, are close to installing a new state-of-the-art protective shelter over the remains of reactor no. 4, the site of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. …read more Source:...
Donors pledge cash to keep Chernobyl safe 30 years after disaster (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Global donors on Monday pledged additional money to help Ukraine keep Chernobyl safe for generations after causing the world’s worst nuclear power disaster 30 years ago. …read more Source: The West...
A look at the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in numbers
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) ” Telling the story of Chernobyl in numbers 30 years later involves dauntingly large figures and others that are even more vexing because they’re still unknown. A look at numbers that hint at the scope of the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US flies F-22s to Romania as show of strength to Russia
CONSTANTA, Romania (AP) ” The U.S. Air Force has flown in two F-22 Raptor fighter jets to Romania as a show of strength to deter Russian intervention in Ukraine.The fighter jets landed Monday at the Mihail Kogalniceanu air base,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
