Chernobyl: a laboratory like no other
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In the popular imagination, the Chernobyl nuclear-power plant sits in an abandoned, post-apocalyptic wasteland. In reality, the site of the world’s worst nuclear-energy disaster is a thriving experimentation ground for scientists studying the long-term impacts of radiation. This week, 40 years after the meltdown, we investigate what that laboratory has found so far.
Guests and hosts:
- Jason Palmer, host of “The Intelligence” podcast
- Olena Pareniuk of the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants
- Jim Smith of the University of Portsmouth
- Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor
Topics covered:
- Chernobyl nuclear disaster
- Nuclear safety
- Radiation physics
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