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Nature 440, 969-970 (20 April 2006) | doi:10.1038/440969a; Published online 19 April 2006

Learning from Chernobyl

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As the accident that blackened the name of nuclear power fades from memory, openings present themselves for the technology to edge its way back into public favour.

The image is a resonant one and rests indelibly in the mind. The plant sits, fuming restlessly, while all around an inept Soviet bureaucracy crumbles into the ensuing chaos.