The most recent information on the significant new experience gained in the areas of emergency management, long-term environmental behaviour of radioactive materials and health effects.

Bellona Foundation fact sheet describing the causes of the accident, its after-effects, and fallout measured in Norway.

Information from the World Nuclear Association on the accident progression, the immediate and long term environmental and health effects, and on the insights. Includes contact information.

Analysis from Technology in Society on the ways in which political change and economic deterioration have affected the handling of the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Assessment of radiological and health impacts by the Nuclear Energy Agency Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health.

Medical and humanitarian aid program established to benefit the children suffering from the Chernobyl accident. Includes information on impact of the disaster, donation form and contact information.

Reflections on the accident and its impacts, focused on an encounter with an 11 years old survivor who puts a real face on the disaster in history. Includes links to related sites.

Collection of articles and links about the accident, its aftermath and prospects for the future from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Die Schweizer Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit beleuchtet Ursachen und Folgen des Reaktorunfalls von 1986. Mit Links zu weiterführenden Ressourcen.

Summary of the accident. Discusses effects of radiation on health, agriculture, economy and politics of the region.

CNN article on the risk related to the concrete sarcophagus of the reactor.

Analysis from Wise News Communique on the possibility and necessity of phase-out of Chernobyl. Includes a downloadable brochure.

Background on the reactor's design, timeline of the accident, and brief overview of immediate and lasting effects.

Photographic exhibit for the 20th Anniversary of the disaster at Chernobyl.

Collection of papers, studies and publications about the accident. Provides general and detailed accident information, reactor design analyses, maps, photos and bibliography.

Describes a conference which took place April 23-25, 2006 in Kiev for the 20th anniversary of the disaster.

Photographs from the Chernobyl area and from the city of Pripjat taken on a visit to the site.

Report of the Farming and Agricultural Organization on the effects of the Chernobyl accident on regional agriculture.

Collection of links and original documents, maps, images and data relating to the accident.

Collection of photos of the Chernobyl area including walkdown comments, accident information and radioactivity data measurements.

Assessment from the International Atomic Energy Agency of radiological consequences and evaluation of protective measures.

The memories of those who survived Chernobyl were collected in the book "Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of the Nuclear Disaster" by Svetlana Alexievich. Here are some of their stories as read by actors. [8:39 streaming audio broadcast]

The Chernobyl nuclear facility still contains some 200 tons of radioactive fuel, covered by a structure which is increasingly unstable. Engineers plan to build and then slide an enormous Quonset hut-shaped cover over the breached reactor at an estimated cost of 1 billion dollars. [3:43 streaming audio broadcast]

International conference sponsored by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) summing up the consequences of the accident. Includes conference program, abstracts, press releases and contact information.

Images of the Chernobyl plant damages. Includes up close photos and diagrams of the fuel debris (corium).

Conclusions of the Chernobyl Research Projects at Texas Tech University, including photos, publications on the effects of radiation on the animals surrounding Chornobyl, and contact information. [English, Ukrainian, Russian]

Summary of writings about the accident, with links to related content.

Administrative authority in the field of civil defense, population and territories protection, prevention and response to emergencies, in particular liquidation of the Chernobyl accident consequences. [Ukrainian, Russian, English]

Programs and activities of United Nations to improve the conditions of the region. Includes program description, news and press releases. [French, Russian, Spanish]

The 1986 Chernobyl explosion continues to scar this ex-Soviet republic 20 years later.