FILE - The highly contaminated control room for Reactor No. 4 is seen inside the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Nov. 10, 2000. Engineers threw a switch at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, that triggered two explosions and the world's worst nuclear disaster. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
Exceptional and distinct coverage of an important anniversary showcases AP expertise
For the 40th anniversary of the explosion at Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Ukraine team wanted to ensure that the coverage was distinct, visual and drew on the expertise in the Kyiv bureau. The series of preview stories included Kyiv photographer Efrem Lukatsky’s first person account with archive images from covering Chernobyl for 40 years; reporter Derek Gatopoulos’ look at the nature that now inhabits the exclusion […]
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