‘Chernobyl’ producer calls on tourists to respect ‘terrible tragedy’
5 years, 6 months ago

‘Chernobyl’ producer calls on tourists to respect ‘terrible tragedy’

CNN  

CNN — The writer and producer of the hit HBO series “Chernobyl” has called on visitors to the site of the nuclear disaster to show respect, after a series of inappropriate photos were posted online. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images Top attraction: Tour company SoloEast has reported a rise of around 35% in the months since the HBO show first aired. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images Guided trips: The meeting room in the underground shelter of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is also open to visitors. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images TV magic: SoloEast has been taking between 100 and 200 visitors to the area on weekend days since "Chernobyl" first screened. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images A photo tour of the abandoned Chernobyl site Prev Next On April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, forcing a region-wide evacuation and sending radioactive fallout billowing across Europe.

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Russia warns of another Chernobyl over Ukraine's attacks
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia warns of another Chernobyl over Ukraine's attacks

India TV News  

Ukraine's ongoing attacks on the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant may cause a far worse disaster for Europe than the current energy crisis, a Russian Defense Ministry official has warned, media reports said. Igor Kirillov, who heads Russia's Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Troops, illustrated the likely worst-case scenario of a direct hit on Europe's largest nuclear plant, during a …

Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’

Associated Press  

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — Here in the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Russian soldiers dug trenches. Even now, weeks after the Russians left, “I need to calm down,” the plant’s main security engineer, Valerii Semenov, told The Associated Press. Russia’s invasion marks the first time that occupying a nuclear plant was part of a nation’s war strategy, …

Is a nuclear disaster likely in Ukraine?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is a nuclear disaster likely in Ukraine?

Al Jazeera  

The IAEA and nuclear experts warn Ukrainian nuclear sites are at risk following Russia’s invasion. The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed “grave concern” about the security of Ukraine’s nuclear sites, warning that the fundamental principles of safely operating such facilities had been violated at the two captured sites. The nuclear watchdog has also expressed concern about the conditions in which …

War in Ukraine: UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Offers to Go to Chernobyl after Russian Shelling Injures 2
2 years, 10 months ago

War in Ukraine: UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Offers to Go to Chernobyl after Russian Shelling Injures 2

News 18  

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog offered Friday to travel to Chernobyl to negotiate with Ukraine and Russia and ensure the security of Ukraine’s nuclear sites. “I have indicated to both the Russian Federation and Ukraine my availability… to travel to Chernobyl as soon as possible,” Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters. Grossi …

Ukraine nuclear agency says Chernobyl radiation levels rising, day after being seized by Russia
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine nuclear agency says Chernobyl radiation levels rising, day after being seized by Russia

Firstpost  

The agency attributed the rise to ‘disturbance of topsoil due to heavy military equipment movement.’ The now-defunct Chernobyl was the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986 Kyiv: Ukraine’s nuclear energy regulatory agency says that higher than usual gamma radiation levels have been detected in the area near the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant, after it was seized by …

35 years since nuclear explosion, Chernobyl remains a place of 'tragedy and memory' for Ukrainians
3 years, 8 months ago

35 years since nuclear explosion, Chernobyl remains a place of 'tragedy and memory' for Ukrainians

Firstpost  

The Chernobyl zone saw its tourism increase twofold after the lauded television miniseries of 2019 and officials hope that level of interest will continue, or grow, once the global pandemic has receded. KYIV, Ukraine: The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to human mistakes. “This is an …

35 years since nuclear disaster, Chernobyl warns, inspires
3 years, 8 months ago

35 years since nuclear disaster, Chernobyl warns, inspires

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to human mistakes. “We are doing everything possible so that this territory, where it is now impossible for people to live, is used with benefit and gives the country a profit,” said Serhiy Kostyuk, head of the …

Chernobyl named TV’s most addictive series in new study
4 years, 2 months ago

Chernobyl named TV’s most addictive series in new study

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new study has named the 2019 historical drama Chernobyl as …

Chernobyl control room now open to visitors – but only wearing a hazmat suit
5 years, 3 months ago

Chernobyl control room now open to visitors – but only wearing a hazmat suit

CNN  

CNN — The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has seen a huge increase in visitor numbers in recent years as part of a growing global interest in dark tourism. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images Guided trips: The meeting room in the underground shelter of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is also open to visitors. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images TV magic: SoloEast has been taking …

The true toll of the Chernobyl disaster
5 years, 5 months ago

The true toll of the Chernobyl disaster

BBC  

The true toll of the Chernobyl disaster Getty Images The remains of reactor number four at Chernobyl is now encased in an enormous protective sarcophagus Covered up by a secretive Soviet Union at the time, the true number of deaths and illnesses caused by the nuclear accident are only now becoming clear. Getty Images The number of deaths and illnesses …

Chernobyl disaster site to become official tourist attraction
5 years, 5 months ago

Chernobyl disaster site to become official tourist attraction

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Chernobyl has been a negative part of Ukraine’s brand,” said President Zelensky at the inauguration ceremony for a new metal …

Chernobyl to become official tourist attraction, Ukraine says
5 years, 5 months ago

Chernobyl to become official tourist attraction, Ukraine says

CNN  

CNN — Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster which resulted in thousands of deaths, is to become an official tourist attraction, Ukraine’s president has announced. It’s time to change it.” On April 26 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, forcing a region-wide evacuation and sending radioactive fallout billowing across Europe. During a visit …

Chernobyl suddenly becomes visitor hotspot
5 years, 6 months ago

Chernobyl suddenly becomes visitor hotspot

CNN  

CNN — It was the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, but three decades later Chernobyl is emerging as one of the planet’s hottest tourism tickets after a new TV series. Liam Daniel/HBO Although “Chernobyl” was mainly filmed in Lithuania, its success has seen demand for tours of the area near the infamous Ukrainian site increase by around a …

Chernobyl is everything they say it is. Watch it now
5 years, 7 months ago

Chernobyl is everything they say it is. Watch it now

Hindustan Times  

Quietly, without preamble or marketing blitz, HBO’s miniseries Chernobyl became the highest-rated show on IMDB last week. The scenes switch between ground zero and hospitals unprepared for the horror; from the obliviousness within the blast radius to Moscow’s sanitised and impervious corridors of power. HBO’s dramatised retelling of present-day Ukraine’s 1986 nuclear disaster, its immediate gory aftermath and the terrible …

Chernobyl: Russia to create own series about nuclear disaster after HBO criticism
5 years, 7 months ago

Chernobyl: Russia to create own series about nuclear disaster after HBO criticism

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian TV network is creating its own interpretation of the …

Visiting Chernobyl? Here's what to do and what not to do at the infamous nuclear disaster site
5 years, 7 months ago

Visiting Chernobyl? Here's what to do and what not to do at the infamous nuclear disaster site

ABC  

As HBO's Chernobyl miniseries wrapped up in Australia this week, there were reports the number of tour bookings to the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history was skyrocketing. Key points: The disaster happened on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine Tourists visiting the site should strictly follow safety procedures and be aware …

Chernobyl becomes highest rated IMDb show
5 years, 7 months ago

Chernobyl becomes highest rated IMDb show

India Today  

HBO's Chernobyl, which dramatises one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes due to an explosion in a nuclear plant, has surpassed shows such as Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad to become IMDb's all-time TV rankings just days after airing. The five-episode show, written by Craig Mazin and directed Johan Renck, had a 9.6-star rating out of 10, based on …

Why ‘Chernobyl’ Is the Most Relevant Show of Our Time
5 years, 7 months ago

Why ‘Chernobyl’ Is the Most Relevant Show of Our Time

The Quint  

One question is repeated through four episodes, by the panicking scientists in the control room that night, by those aiming at damage control and by the perpetrators of the crime – How does an RBMK reactor explode? As a layman, you are fed this question again and again to find an answer in the events that led to the disaster, …

Chernobyl review: An outright masterpiece, HBO delivers the best new show of 2019. 5 stars
5 years, 7 months ago

Chernobyl review: An outright masterpiece, HBO delivers the best new show of 2019. 5 stars

Hindustan Times  

Chernobyl Director - Johan Renck Cast - Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard, Emily Watson Rating - 5/5 Chernobyl review: The best new show of 2019. Watch the Chernobyl trailer here His carefully chosen words - the warmth, the superficiality - couldn’t be more thematically relevant to Chernobyl, the new five-part HBO miniseries, based on the immediate fallout of the worst nuclear …

Lesser known facts about Chernobyl, second biggest Nuclear disaster history has ever seen
5 years, 7 months ago

Lesser known facts about Chernobyl, second biggest Nuclear disaster history has ever seen

India TV News  

HBO's mini-series Chernobyl has two episodes left and is already on the top trending show on IMDB with a thrilling average review score of 9.6/10. Take a look at some interesting facts about the Chernobyl disaster, that will surely help you understand the show in depth: Nuclear power plant Chernobyl The disaster took place in a nuclear power plant in …

Chernobyl review, episode 1: New HBO and Sky series is a triumph of a disaster
5 years, 8 months ago

Chernobyl review, episode 1: New HBO and Sky series is a triumph of a disaster

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Given the different moving parts, with action scenes at …

‘Chernobyl’ turns the Soviet nuclear disaster into a riveting miniseries
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Chernobyl’ turns the Soviet nuclear disaster into a riveting miniseries

CNN  

CNN — Spare, bleak and devastating, HBO’s “Chernobyl” captures a moment during the waning years of the Cold War when the Soviet Union experienced a nuclear disaster, then tried to cover up the extent of the damage. “It’s not alarmist if it’s a fact,” Legasov says in the second episode, although no one seems particularly eager to listen to his …

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