The world's worst ever nuclear disaster took place at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine back in 1986, and its effects are still being felt today. A 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone is in place around the disaster site,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drone damage to the protective shield around a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has rendered it unable to do its main safety function, a nuclear watchdog said.

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities say the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, has been knocked off the power grid. Emergency generators are now supplying backup power. The state communications ...

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine was still powered by backup generators Saturday, three days after external power was cut. Ukrainian workers at the site have been held captive around the clock for two weeks, Ukraine’s nuclear energy regulator ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flies in front of the UN seat in Vienna. epa apa Schlager/APA/dpa The external power supply to the disused Chernobyl nuclear ...

When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for centuries. The accident released large amounts of radioactive material into forests, rivers, and farmland across northern Ukraine and ...

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers and others exposed to high doses of radiation showed mutations that were also evident in the genes of their children.

Oleksiy Breus was in Chernobyl's control room when disaster struck in 1986. Decades later, he shares the harrowing details of watching colleagues die from radiation poisoning while his own body bore t