But few people know its secret. In September 1957, the Mayak nuclear plant exploded - the first major nuclear disaster in history. Stalin had ordered that the plant be built in a hurry after ...

Knowledge of the events at the Soviet nuclear power plant didn't prevent ... which occurred on September 29, 1957, in Mayak. The name of the disaster comes from Soviet policies, as the nearest ...

The massive steel dome was designed to protect and confine radioactive remains of a reactor that was the site of the world's worst civilian nuclear accident on April 26, 1986.

About 16 kilometers south of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant sits an exhibition center dedicated to preserving the memory of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The center is ...

But few people know its secret. In September 1957, the Mayak nuclear plant exploded - the first major nuclear disaster in history. Stalin had ordered that the plant be built in a hurry after ...