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Chernobyl

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Chernobyl
The 1986 site of a nuclear reactor accident near Kiev, Ukraine, which was caused by a steam explosion. It is the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history and the only level 7 instance on the International Nuclear Event Scale. It resulted in a massive release of radioactivity following a power excursion which destroyed the reactor
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The teenagers and their parents were all affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union in 1986.
ITALIAN RESTAURANT TREAT FOR TEENAGERS FROM DISASTER ZONE by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
CHILDREN affected by the Chernobyl disaster were treated to a feast in Newcastle.
A NIGHT ON THE TOON by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
The Chernobyl Children's Project International started the drive to stop the lads being sent to different asylums.
Charity drive for Sashas by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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