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

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

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…

Schematic diagram of a nuclear power plant using a pressurized-water reactor.

Photo of Buzz Aldrin standing on the moon on the Apollo 11 mission

On January 21, 1990, in support of Ukrainian independence and the aspirations for greater autonomy from the Soviet Union, people joined hands in a 600-kilometer human chain known as the Chain of Unity, also known as the Ukrainian Wave, across…

A comparison of US and Soviet military expenditure, 1984-1991

Newspaper announcement about launch of "sputnik"

President Kennedy expressing support for the space program.