The tensions between Russia and Ukraine are complicating the ongoing cleanup at Chernobyl, one of the world’s worst nuclear disaster sites, located in Ukraine, near the border of Belarus. Removing spent fuel and other highly radioactive materials will take decades and cost many more billions of dollars, a tremendous financial burden for Ukraine.
Revisiting Chernobyl After Twenty-eight Years
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To exit the exclusion zone, all persons must have their radiation level checked by an automated device. Here VOA correspondent Steve Herman gets the all clear, Chernobyl, Ukraine, March 19, 2014. (Steve Herman/VOA)