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Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, remains a highly sensitive location. The explosion of the plant's reactor on 26 April 1986 contaminated a vast area spanning Ukraine ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The explosion of the Chernobyl reactor in 1986 left a large area around the plant ...