Vasily Fedosenko / ReutersWhat We’re Following: Chernobyl, 30 Years Later
Three decades after an explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant spewed radiation across Europe and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, workers continue the long process of securing Chernobyl. Relatives and friends remembered the thousands of emergency workers who arrived at Chernobyl in the days after the 1986 explosion, many of whom have died. Next year, a massive cover will be installed over the plant’s destroyed reactor to protect the surrounding area for the next 100 years.
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