BBC Inside Science – 40 years on from nuclear disaster

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For 40 years, scientists have been fascinated by the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Professor Jim Smith of the University of Portsmouth is one such scientist, a frequent visitor over the past 20 years. He joins Inside Science to explain whether the region is still suffering from nuclear fallout and how it has shaped European energy production. It’s birthday month, and as David Attenborough turns 100, each week we’re looking at a species named after the behavioral ecologist. And finally, the latest science news in the world of astronomy presented by astronomer Dr. Jeni Millard.

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