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On April 28, 1986, Swedish scientists detected high levels of radiation, bringing to light the reactor explosion that occurred two days earlier at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. Watch CBS News’ coverage from that day.
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From the archives: USSR announces Chernobyl power plant explosion in 1986
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