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Science & Technology - 1st prize

January 01, 1991

Destroyed machinery halls bear witness to the nuclear accident five years earlier. The April 1986 disaster spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

January 01, 1991

Destroyed machinery halls bear witness to the nuclear accident five years earlier. The April 1986 disaster spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

January 01, 1991

Destroyed machinery halls bear witness to the nuclear accident five years earlier. The April 1986 disaster spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

January 01, 1991

At the end of the day, workers at still functioning units of the power plant are measured for radiation. The disaster five years earlier spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

January 01, 1991

Scientists put on special protective clothing. The disaster five years earlier spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

January 01, 1991

A mutated pine tree against the backdrop of the nuclear plant. The disaster five years earlier spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

January 01, 1991

The Chernobyl disaster five years earlier spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

January 01, 1991

The Chernobyl disaster five years earlier spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

January 01, 1991

The Chernobyl disaster five years earlier spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

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Victoria Ivleva

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1992 Photo Contest - Science & Technology - 1st prize
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Victoria Ivleva

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01 January, 1991

The Chernobyl disaster five years earlier spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

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