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Chernobyl

  • "...it's me, Vanya."
    Pat Duggins
    Today marks 35 years since the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. The 1986 explosion in the Soviet nation of Ukraine sent radioactive fallout drifting north over the neighboring country of Belarus. That’s where families in Alabama stepped in.
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    From Chernobyl, to 'Bama, and Back (Part 4)
    Pat Duggins
    "When Vanya came home" Next Monday is the thirty fifth anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. All week long, Alabama Public Radio and…
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    From Chernobyl, to 'Bama, and Back (Part 3)
    Pat Duggins
    "Welcome to Alabama"All week long on Alabama Public Radio, we’ve been looking at the ongoing impact of the so called Children of Chernobyl program. Twenty…
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    From Chernobyl, to 'Bama, and Back (Part 2)
    Pat Duggins
    "The Inside Man"-- Next Monday marks 35 years since the Soviet nuclear plant disaster that became known as Chernobyl. Yesterday on APR, we met the Lee…
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    From Chernobyl, to 'Bama, and Back
    Pat Duggins
    Next week marks 35 years since the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. The 1986 explosion in the Soviet nation of Ukraine sent radioactive fallout drifting north over the neighboring country of Belarus. That’s where families in Alabama stepped in. During the years 1999 and 2000, over 200 Belarusian children were flown to the state for medical treatment and a chance to get away from the shadow of Chernobyl. APR and the University of Alabama's Center for Public Television collaborated on this coverage. "Children of Chernobyl" may have occured 20 years ago, but the story is still unfolding.