On the 39th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, The Athletic’s Richard Sutcliffe recalls a visit to the nearby town of Pripyat, once home to a proud and ambitious football club, ...

“Right down there,” the Soviet nuclear engineer pointed towards a cracked linoleum hallway and signs that said, Reactor 4, where the pride of the Soviet nuclear industry had exploded two years earlier ...

A routine test carried out on April 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl nuclear power station resulted in the detonation of the plant’s nuclear reactor. The ensuing disaster saw a massive ejection of nuclear ...

In April 1986, Reactor 4 of The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was the location of the largest man-made disaster in world history. 28 people died as a direct result of the incident, and countless ...

The term “Chernobyl” has now become associated with tragedy, despair, and grief. It’s been over thirty years since the day of the chaotic Chernobyl disaster. Yet, it remains as one of the most ...

Standing just 300 meters from the Chernobyl reactor, radiation levels are still far above normal — nearly four decades after ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It has been 35 years since a power plant reactor exploded at the ...

It’s the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, responsible for causing an incalculable number of deaths and exposing millions to dangerous radiation. It’s also a tourism hotspot, a place where ...

Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster which resulted in thousands of deaths, is to become an official tourist attraction, Ukraine's president has announced. Once at the centre of a ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Mara D. Bellaby recently visited the remnants of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant as part of a series of stories commemorating the 20th anniversary of the April 26, 1986, explosion of ...