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Containing Chernobyl Radiation Continues 30 Years After Explosion


Containing Chernobyl Radiation Continues 30 Years After Explosion
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April 26 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Hundreds were killed following the explosion and it's estimated that thousands more have died from cancers caused by the radiation. Henry Ridgwell traveled to Chernobyl and reports for VOA on the continuing efforts to decommission the site -- and on the fledgling plans for a new future in the vast exclusion zone.

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