The Chernobyl Disaster

Events
Written By Jamie Fenderson

In this episode of The 80s and 90s Uncensored, Milo and Jamie discuss the Chernobyl disaster, one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.

In April 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, releasing large amounts of radioactive material into the environment. The disaster had catastrophic consequences, causing immediate deaths, long-term health problems, and environmental damage. The guys look at what lead to the disaster and what it was like for the first responders who worked to contain the radioactive fallout. They discuss what the site is like today.

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Jamie Fenderson

Independent web publisher, blogger, podcaster… creator of digital worlds. Analyst, designer, storyteller… proud polymath and doer of things. Founder and producer of “the80sand90s.com” and gag-man co-host of the “The 80s and 90s Uncensored” podcast.

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