The Chernobyl exclusion zone is an unexpectedly popular destination. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65642-chernobyl-tourism-up.html
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Why Did People Take Iodine Pills After Chernobyl Exploded?
In the HBO miniseries ‘Chernobyl,’ a Soviet physicist realizes that there’s been a release of radioactive material nearby and immediately pops an iodine pill. Why? Source: https://www.livescience.com/65634-chernobyl-explosion-nuclear-disaster-iodine.html
There Are Still 10 Chernobyl-Style Reactors Operating Across Russia. How Do We Know They’re Safe?
The flawed reactor design that led to a catastrophic meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was used in several other places. Some are still operating. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65618-are-chernobyl-style-reactors-still-operating-safe.html
How Did Radiation Affect the ‘Liquidators’ of the Chernobyl Nuclear Meltdown?
What happens to the human body when exposed to such high levels of radiation? Source: https://www.livescience.com/65563-chernobyl-radiation-effects-body.html
Chernobyl vs. Fukushima: Which Nuclear Meltdown Was the Bigger Disaster?
Nuclear meltdowns at power plants in Chernobyl and Fukushima were the most devastating in recent history. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65554-chernobyl-vs-fukushima.html
When Chernobyl Blew, They Dumped Boron and Sand into the Breach. What Would We Do Today?
In 1986, the Soviets dumped sand and boron from helicopters onto the exposed Chernobyl uranium core. How would we handle it today? Source: https://www.livescience.com/65515-chernobyl-in-modern-times-nuclear-emergency.html
5 Weird Things You Didn’t Know About Chernobyl
Here are five weird facts you probably didn’t know about Chernobyl. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65450-weird-chernobyl-facts.html
Drones Find Unexpected Radiation ‘Hotspots’ in Forest Near Chernobyl
This is the first time that fixed-wing drones were used for radiation mapping. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65435-chernobyl-forest-drone-survey.html
HBO’s Chernobyl drama highlights the human cost of nuclear catastrophe
An intense new HBO miniseries about the world’s worst nuclear accident turns the Chernobyl Soviet scientists into unlikely heroes in its portrayal of a world superpower approaching meltdown Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2201699-hbos-chernobyl-drama-highlights-the-human-cost-of-nuclear-catastrophe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Glaciers contain radioactive isotopes from nuclear tests and accidents
Traces of nuclear weapons testing and accidents like Chernobyl have been found in glaciers around the world. It is unknown if they pose a risk to health Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200752-glaciers-contain-radioactive-isotopes-from-nuclear-tests-and-accidents/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…