34th Anniversary of Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster - 26th April

Event Date: 30th April 2020
Location: Internet

This week, we remember the devastating Chernobyl nuclear disaster.  In the early hours of 26 April 1986, 34 years ago one of four nuclear reactors at the Chernobyl power station exploded, blowing a 1000 tonne lid off the reactor, sending deadly radiation across the Ukraine, Belarus and Europe. It created an environmental nightmare and exposing the secrets and lies of the Soviet system. A reminder that nuclear is never safe.  

Listen to this weeks, RTR FM Understorey with Elizabeth Po and Adrian Glamorgan who explore details of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in their show Chernobyl 1 ~ Demise of an Atomgrad. They interviewed Adam Higinbotham, author of “Midnight in Chernobyl: The untold story of the world’s greatest nuclear disaster”. In this episode, Adam Higginbotham reflects on his genuine surprise that Pripyat, the “atomgrad” which housed workers at Chernobyl, delivered much that the Soviet system promised all. But within hours of the radiation catastrophe, Pripyat was uninhabitable. Listen here.

Stay safe and strong,