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Children of Chernobyl

  • "...it's me, Vanya."
    Pat Duggins
    Today marks 35 years since the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. The 1986 explosion in the Soviet nation of Ukraine sent radioactive fallout drifting north over the neighboring country of Belarus. That’s where families in Alabama stepped in.
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    From Chernobyl, to 'Bama, and Back (Part 4)
    Pat Duggins
    "When Vanya came home" Next Monday is the thirty fifth anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. All week long, Alabama Public Radio and…
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    From Chernobyl, to 'Bama, and Back (Part 3)
    Pat Duggins
    "Welcome to Alabama"All week long on Alabama Public Radio, we’ve been looking at the ongoing impact of the so called Children of Chernobyl program. Twenty…