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Chernobyl at 40 years: Looking back at Nuclear News
Sunday, April 26, at 1:23 a.m. local time will mark 40 years since the most severe nuclear accident in history: the meltdown of Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union.
In the ensuing four decades, countless books, documentaries, articles, and conference sessions have examined Chernobyl’s history and impact from various angles. There is a similar abundance of outlooks in the archives of Nuclear News, where hundreds of scientists, advocates, critics, and politicians have shared their thoughts on Chernobyl over the years. Today, we will take a look at some highlights from the pages of NN to see how the story of Chernobyl evolved over the decades.
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Jess C. Gehin
2024
Hisashi Ninokata
2023
Luiz C. Leal
2022
Steven J. Zinkle
2021
John C. Browne
2020
Michael Z. Podowski
2018
M.M.R. Williams
2016
George H. Miley
2015
Lance Snead
2014
Charles Forsberg
2013
Harold M. Agnew
2012
Terry Kammash
2008
Yassin A. Hassan
2007
Saed Mirzadeh
2006
William T. Sha
2005
Robert C. Block
2004
Siegfried S. Hecker
2003
Bal Raj Sehgal
2002
John J. Dorning
2001
Weston M. Stacey
2000
Daniel G. Cacuci
1998
Seymour Katcoff
1996
H. Peter Planchon
1995
Garman Harbottle
1992
Richard T. Lahey, Jr.
1990
Yoshitugu Mishima
1989
Henry Hurwitz, Jr.
1988
Leo Yaffe
1987
David Okrent
1986
Robert Avery
1985
Manson Benedict
1984
Glenn T. Seaborg
