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Radioactive material stolen from Chernobyl monitoring lab: Here's what that means.During Russia's invasion of the city of Chernobyl in Ukraine, looters stole radioactive material from a radiation monitoring laboratory near the city's defunct nuclear power plant.
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What would happen if Russia bombed Chernobyl?Russian troops have captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which still contains nuclear waste that could pose a threat to the surrounding area.
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Chernobyl radiation levels increase 20-fold after heavy fighting around the facilityExperts believe the plant’s workers are possibly being held hostage.
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Russian troops have taken over Chernobyl power plant, Ukrainian official saysAn accidental strike on the region's sensitive nuclear storage facility could lead to radiation contamination across Europe
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10 of the world’s biggest man-made disastersReference We explore some of the biggest, most significant, and most harmful man-made disasters in human history, from nuclear explosions to oil spills
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Chernobyl's nuclear fuel is 'smoldering' again and could explodeTons of nuclear waste in the ruined basement of Chernobyl's Unit Four reactor are beginning to react again, and it could explode within years, scientists say.
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Alcohol made from radioactive Chernobyl apples seized by Ukraine governmentThe first batch of Atomik, an artisanal spirit made from apples grown near Chernobyl, was suddenly seized by the Ukrainian government.
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Post-apocalyptic, abandoned Chernobyl could become a World Heritage siteUkrainian officials propose that the desolate exclusion zone around Chernobyl, site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, should be added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.
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Chernobyl's liquidators didn’t pass on radiation damage to their childrenExposure to Chernobyl radiation increased the risk of thyroid cancer by breaking DNA strands, but the effects didn't carry to the next generation.
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