After 40 Years, Chornobyl's Radioactive Particles Are Surprisingly Stable
Science Alert · 17 Oct 2026

After 40 Years, Chornobyl's Radioactive Particles Are Surprisingly Stable

We're now 40 years on from the worst nuclear disaster in history, and scientists have been analyzing radioactive particles blown out by Chornobyl to see what's left of the fuel that got scattered – and what state those particles are in.


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