The Soviet Union knew the Chornobyl nuclear plant was dangerous and covered up emergencies there before the 1986 disaster, Ukrainian authorities said as they released documents to mark the 35th anniversary of the accident on April 26.
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Reuters: Unsealed Soviet archives reveal cover-ups at the Chornobyl plant before the disaster
People light candles on the central square of the ghost town of Pripyat near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on early April 26, 2021, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster.
