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Chornobyl

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[chawr-noh-buhl, chohr-noh-bil] / tʃɔrˈnoʊ bəl, tʃoʊrˈnoʊ bɪl /
  1. a city in northern Ukraine, 80 miles (129 km) northwest of Kyiv: nuclear-plant accident 1986.


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Despite decades of research, scientists still do not fully understand why radioactive particles from Chornobyl break down at different speeds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

For that reason, the new findings do not suggest that restrictions on the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone can be removed anytime soon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Appeared in the June 22, 2026, print edition as 'Inside the Fight to Save Chornobyl'.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

He said that Russian Kinzhal ballistic missiles have flown within a 12-mile radius over the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant 21 times, while the same happened over the functioning Khmelnytskiy nuclear power plant 15 times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

After the conflict broke out, the game's subtitle was altered to Heart of Chornobyl, to reflect the Ukrainian spelling of the name.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024

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