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Tech Time Machine: 26 April

On this day in 1986, the world's worst nuclear accident spewed forth from the number four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine.

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On this day in 1986, the world's worst nuclear accident spewed forth from the number four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine.

Today's Tech Time Machine delves into how this happened and its aftermath.