Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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40 years ago this month, a safety test went wrong at Chornobyl’s Reactor 4, causing the world’s worst ever nuclear accident. In Part 1 of our series, 'Fixing Chornobyl', we look back at what happened that night, how it unfolded and the immediate consequences for the people who lived and worked at the site.

The EBRD’s work in Chornobyl is currently supported by: @EuropeanCommission ⁨@francediplomatie , Norway, ⁨@energygovuk ⁨@GlobalAffairsCanada, ⁨@Umweltministerium , TaiwanBusiness-EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund, ⁨@BelgiumMFA and @MEFGOVofficial