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Chernobyl at 40: physics, politics and the nuclear debate today artwork
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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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Chernobyl at 40: physics, politics and the nuclear debate today is an episode from Physics World Stories Podcast by Physics World. On 26 April 2026, it will be 40 years since the explosion at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant – th...

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Published Feb 27, 2026, 53:07 long, audio available.

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