How a Little-Known Plutonium Refinery Almost Became the U.K.’s Chernobyl

The Windscale Pile No. 1 operated for seven years—until a runaway fire released radioactive fallout.
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Britain's Chernobyl: The deadly nuclear accident that could have turned the Lake District into a radioactive wasteland

At least 100 people are estimated to have died due to the disaster ...
News9

Chernobyl 40 years later: How the disaster changed nuclear safety worldwide

The Chernobyl disaster began in the early hours of April 26, 1986, when a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded during a safety test. The explosion and subsequent fire sent a plume of ...
The Diplomat

Fukushima and the ‘Lessons Learned’ From Nuclear Disasters

March 11, 2026, marks 15 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster happened in Japan. This major nuclear accident initially shook the international community of nuclear experts to its core. As ...
Los Angeles Daily News

A look back at the world’s worst nuclear power plant disaster

Sunday, April 26, marks the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear power plant accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union. The Chernobyl disaster is the worst nuclear ...
New York Post

Zelensky marks 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster with warning on Russian strikes near infamous nuclear plant

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google KYIV, Ukraine — Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia killed at least 16 people, authorities ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

From “Soviet” to “Japanese” nuclear disasters: the pitfalls of cultural exceptionalism

The last two months have seen the anniversaries of the two worst civilian nuclear catastrophes in history. Indeed, as of Sunday, April 26, it has been 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, which ...