"Just so there’s no confusion— the story of the liquidators is real. It happened," one of Chernobyl's creator's tweeted after Monday's episode HBO’s new series Chernobyl is attracting viewers for its ...

KIEV, Ukraine — Sergey Krasilnikov, 65, was one of about 800,000 soldiers, firefighters, engineers, miners, farmers and volunteers tasked with taking part in the Chernobyl cleanup operation after the ...

The 1986 nuclear power plant explosion in Chernobyl hurled huge amounts of radioactive material into the air. In the minutes to years that followed, around 530,000 recovery operation workers, such as ...

Direct radiation exposure caused DNA breaks that led to thyroid cancer, but didn't impact future children. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

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“Chernobyl” is a show about the unpredictability of nature and the severity of ignoring the raw power of an unseen enemy. But with the overwhelming toll that this historical event takes on those ...

The page is dedicated towards raising money for the stray dogs that still remain at the nuclear site After the critically acclaimed HBO series Chernobyl brought attention to the real-life nuclear ...