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On April 26, 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, causing the worst nuclear disaster in history. The radioactive cloud spread across Europe and exposed to the world the flaws of the Soviet system. Almost 40 years later, the Chernobyl nuclear accident continues to mark the global debate. But in the midst of the energy crisis and with new geopolitical tensions, nuclear energy returns to the center of the board.

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