Chernobyl at 40: physics, politics and the nuclear debate today

Physics World Stories Podcast by Physics World

Feb 27, 202653:07Science & Medicine

On 26 April 2026, it will be 40 years since the explosion at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant – the worst nuclear accident the world has known. In the early hours of 26 April 1986, a badly designed reactor, op...

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