The reactor exploded early on April 26, 1986, sending a column of fire and radioactive debris high above the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union. The fallout settled over the streets, schools and playgrounds of nearby cities like Pripyat. Trace amounts of particles were eventually detected across the Northern Hemisphere. It was the world’s largest ever accidental release of radioactive material. In the beginning, the Soviet Union said little about the explosion, which was

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