The Chernobyl plant is the site of the world’s first level 7 nuclear energy accidents, when Reactor 4 suffered a power surge resulting in steam explosions and a meltdown on April 26, 1986.

A Russian drone struck the containment shell protecting the radioactive reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine claimed Friday morning causing significant damage. The protective ...

Zelensky said that a “high-explosive warhead” hit the shelter covering Chernobyl Reactor 4, causing a fire to break out, which had since been extinguished.

Uncover the chilling chain of events behind the catastrophic Chernobyl explosion caused by the AZ-5 emergency shutdown button. This detailed visual explanation uses precise 3D animation to reveal how ...

The last working reactor at Chernobyl was shut down in 2000. Russia occupied the plant and the surrounding area for more than a month during its push for the capital Kyiv at the beginning of the ...

The steel shell, slid into place over Reactor No. 4 on railroad tracks in 2016, is the world’s largest movable structure. It is as tall as a football field and weighs almost 40,000 tons.

The breach at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was dangerous for many reasons, mainly because it jeopardized the safety of the protective shell covering Reactor No. 4.

While workers will be able to enter some parts of Reactor No. 4 and work on the wreckage in relative safety, the most routine tasks can suddenly turn deadly. "Surprises are inevitable," Novak said.