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TexasTowelie

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Fri Apr 26, 2024, 09:16 PM Apr 2024

Chernobyl Disaster 38 years later - Zarina Zabrisky - TVP World



On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Kyiv went into meltdown when a faulty reactor overheated, resulting in an explosion. Described as the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy, 31 people died as a direct result of the explosion, and thousands of others developed health complications from radiation fallout. Zarina Zabrisky, a Ukrainian journalist, tells us more about these tragic events.
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Chernobyl Disaster 38 years later - Zarina Zabrisky - TVP World (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2024 OP
Meanwhile, in Poland... hunter Apr 2024 #1
The HBO series "Chernoble" tells this story well. Thunderbeast Apr 2024 #2

hunter

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1. Meanwhile, in Poland...
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 10:36 PM
Apr 2024

A carbon intensity of 794 gCO₂eq/kWh this past year, and all the other deadly toxins and hazards associated with coal.

https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/PL


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