Nikolay Solovyov was on shift the night of April 26, 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded."When people here say 'before the war' or 'after the war,' they mean April 26, 1986," he said.

Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation and the long-term consequences of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

The crew at the nuclear power plant wanted to test the reactor's behavior during a power failure, triggering the most serious nuclear accident.

For decades, researchers, political leaders and advocacy groups have worked to uncover the story of the explosion

Four decades ago, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in the worst nuclear accident the world has ever seen. Today, some of the world’s leading nuclear experts warn Alex Croft that Russia’s act

Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt.

When Klavdia Omelchenko left her home in Pripyat, she thought it would be for a few days. But the 19-year-old had no idea that the biggest nuclear power plant disaster in history would change her life forever: destroying her health,

Concrete crumbling like sand, their faces burning red from the radiation. Sky News speaks to Chernobyl workers who did everything they could to prevent a second explosion forty years ago.