40 years after the disaster, Chornobyl remains at risk
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40 years after the disaster, Chornobyl remains at risk

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It is 40 years ago today since an explosion ripped through Reactor 4 at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, causing the world's worst nuclear disaster. Today, it is Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that threatens nuclear safety at the decommissioned plant.