It’s hard to think all the way back to the events of April 26, 1986. Nonetheless, it has become a standout moment in a world of nuclear accidents: Chernobyl.
In the early days of what would become the world’s worst nuclear accident, 32 people died and dozens of others suffered painful radiation burns.
It took Swedish authorities reporting the fallout to prompt the Soviets to admit an accident had occurred.
For years, it seemed that all the people who chose to stay in Chernobyl mourned, and tried to manage.
The area was ignored for decades, first by the Soviet government and later by the …read more
Source: Voice of America
