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Photo of the launch of Jupiter-C/Explorer 1, the first American satellite successfully launched

Sinchon, Korea. North Korean prisoners were captured just south of Uijeongbu.

The accident involving reactor meltdown and massive release of radioactivity occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant situated seven kilometres south of the Ukraine- Belarus border, at the confluence of the Pripyat and Dnieper…

Reviews post-Chernobyl legal shifts in nuclear safety, liability, and international cooperation. It covers key topics such as the IAEA Conventions on Early Notification and Assistance in Nuclear Accidents, OECD countries' regulatory updates, and…

Visualization of smallpox cases reported globally.

Visualization of polio deaths and cases globally.

Through the IAEA's International Chernobyl Project, some 200 scientists from 25 countries and seven international organizations participated in field visits in 1990-91 to assess the radiological consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl accident. Here a…

SP4 Ruediger Richter (Columbus, Georgia), 4th Bn., 503 Inf., 173 Abn Bde (Separate), lifts his battle weary eyes to the heavens, as if to ask why? SGT. Daniel E. Spencer (Bend, Oregon) stares down at their fallen comrade. The day's battle ended, they…

Excerpts from Politburo sessions reveal a rare internal blame-shifting "fight" among agency representatives. Gorbachev criticizes nuclear industry leaders and scientists for poor decisions, particularly placing nuclear plants near cities, despite…

The New Safe Confinement in final position over reactor 4 at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.