Chernobyl

Biologist reveals surprising insights into the effects of nuclear accidents on wildlife

June 16, 2018 -

Posted by Frances Bloomfield

(Natural News) On April 26, 1986, the world was rocked by the Chernobyl disaster, one of the worst nuclear accidents in history. Massive amounts of radioactive materials were launched into the atmosphere from one of the graphite reactor cores, forcing people living nearby to evacuate their homes by the thousands. Now, almost four decades later, […]

in: Animals, Environment, Nuclear accidents, radiation, Wildlife

Legacy of Chernobyl: Boar shot in Sweden found to have 10 TIMES the accepted amount of radiation, 30 years after disaster

October 13, 2017 -

Posted by Tracey Watson

(Natural News) On April 26, 1986, a disastrous accident at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine led to the release of more radiation into the atmosphere than the nuclear bomb released over Hiroshima, Japan in the Second World War. A routine test gone wrong resulted in what has been called the worst power plant accident […]

in: Collapse, Current Events, Environment, Fukushima, radiation

REPORT: 1950s Soviet nuclear catastrophe was covered up for decades

July 2, 2017 -

Posted by Russel Davis

(Natural News) A recently uncovered report by the Institute of Biophysics in Moscow revealed that Russia has covered up a disastrous nuclear weapons test, one that was reportedly four times worse than Chernobyl, that occurred in the 1950s. The covered-up report was found in the archive of the Institute of Radiation Medicine and Ecology (IRME) in Semey, […]

in: military, Nuclear accidents, Nuclear weapons