New documents show Soviets covered up Chernobyl plant flaws before disaster

Tuesday, 27 April 2021Newsdesk
New documents show Soviets covered up Chernobyl plant flaws before disaster
The Soviet Union knew the Chernobyl plant was a ticking time bomb for years before it melted down — but the government kept the nuclear facility running anyway.

New Delhi, 27 April 2021

As per news report of  nypost.com, Soviet leaders hid knowledge of the nuclear power plant’s flaws “to prevent panic and provocative rumors” before the catastrophic 1986 failure of the fourth reactor, according to new records released by Ukraine in conjunction with the 35th anniversary of the disaster.

Source -nypost.com

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