"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 ...

In the wake of the Chernobyl explosion, while most fled the radioactive zone, others were sent in. Over 600,000 people — ...

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 ...

April 26th marks 35 years since reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant caught fire in 1986, creating the world’s worst nuclear accident. After the incident, 600,000 so-called “liquidators” were sent ...

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 ...